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Dr. Lance Evans Mississippi Superintendent of Education | https://www.mdek12.org/sites/default/files/inline-images/dr._lance_evans_2.png
This is a 1.1% decrease from the previous school year.
Countywide, Belmont School had the largest enrollment of white students in the 2022-23 school year.
A snapshot of Tishomingo County schools showed that 88.5% of the students were white, 4.1% were multiracial, 4.0% were Hispanic or Latino and 0.4% were Black or African American.
There are six schools within Tishomingo 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.
| School | Asian % | Black or African American % | Hispanic of Latino % | Multiracial % | White % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belmont School | 0% | 0% | 11.8% | 3.2% | 82.5% |
| Tishomingo County High School | 0% | 0% | 2.3% | 3.7% | 91.2% |
| Iuka Elementary School | 0% | 2.8% | 0% | 6.1% | 88.7% |
| Burnsville Elementary School | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 96.2% |
| Iuka Middle School | 0% | 0% | 0% | 9% | 87.4% |
| Tishomingo Elementary School | 0% | 0% | 0% | 5.3% | 91.1% |
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