NE Mississippi News

Of the 4,047 students enrolled in Prentiss County schools in 2022-23 school year, 72% were white, according to the Mississippi Department of Education. This was the most represented ethnicity among Prentiss County students.

This is a 3.3% increase over the previous school year.

Countywide, Wheeler High School had the largest enrollment of white students in the 2022-23 school year.

There are 10 schools within Prentiss County.

Mississippi's schools, with an enrollment of 436,523 in the 2023-24 academic year, are mostly divided between two ethnicities, with Black or African American students being the largest racial group at 46.86%, followed by white students at 42.14%.

Students in the state showed a significant improvement in the 2022-23 academic year, demonstrating sustained progress in their post-pandemic recovery. Overall, 87% of schools and 91% of districts achieved a grade of C or better, compared to 81% of schools and 87% of districts in the prior year.

Results from the 2022-23 Mississippi Academic Assessment Program (MAAP) showed students reaching an all-time high in all core subjects. Students better performed on the Math and English portion of the test, achieving grades around 5% better than in the previous year.

Due to missing or insufficient enrollment data, some schools were not included in the analysis.

School	Asian %	Black or African American %	Hispanic of Latino %	Multiracial %	White %
Wheeler High School	0%	5.7%	0%	0%	90.3%
Anderson Elementary School	0%	21.6%	0%	9.9%	66.6%
Baldwyn High School	0%	45.8%	0%	4.7%	49.1%
Thrasher High School	0%	7.5%	0%	0%	85.7%
Hills Chapel School	0%	0%	0%	0%	94.8%
R.H. Long Booneville Middle School	0%	22.1%	0%	10.2%	66.2%
Booneville High School	0%	25.1%	0%	6.2%	66.3%
Jumpertown High School	0%	0%	0%	7.4%	87.1%
New Site High School	0%	0%	0%	0%	98%