Of the 1,320 students enrolled in Booneville School District in the 2023-24 school year, 65.7% were white, according to the Mississippi Department of Education.
This is a 0.7% decrease from the previous school year.
Among the three schools in the district, Anderson Elementary School had the largest enrollment of white students in the 2023-24 school year.
A snapshot of Booneville School District’s student body showed that 65.7% of students were white, 22.4% were Black, 9.9% were multiracial, and 1.3% were Hispanic.
Booneville School District roughly covers three schools within Prentiss County and has a main office in Booneville.
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 or Latino | % Multiracial | % White |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson Elementary School | 0% | 21.8% | 0% | 12.9% | 65.3% |
| Booneville High School | 0% | 24.7% | 0% | 9.3% | 66.0% |
| R.H. Long Booneville Middle School | 0% | 21.2% | 0% | 12.9% | 65.9% |
