Of the 14,612 students enrolled in Lee County schools in 2023-24 school year, 47.5% were white, according to the Mississippi Department of Education. This was the most represented ethnicity among Lee County students.
This is a 3.7% decrease from the previous school year.
Countywide, Tupelo High School had the largest enrollment of white students in the 2023-24 school year.
A snapshot of Lee County schools showed that 47.5% of the students were white, 41.2% were Black or African American, 4.3% were Hispanic or Latino, 4.2% were multiracial and 0.7% were Asian.
There are 29 schools within Lee 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 or Latino % | Multiracial % | White % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tupelo High School | 2.1% | 50.5% | 8% | 4.7% | 34.6% |
| Tupelo Middle School | 2.3% | 52.5% | 6.4% | 5.9% | 32.9% |
| Saltillo High School | 0% | 18.1% | 1.3% | 2.8% | 76.6% |
| Mooreville Elementary School | 0% | 6.8% | 0% | 4.3% | 86.9% |
| Saltillo Primary School | 0% | 15.2% | 0% | 6.3% | 76% |
| Guntown Middle School | 1.6% | 16.8% | 2.2% | 3.9% | 75.6% |
| Saltillo Elementary School | 1.8% | 15.9% | 1.8% | 6.4% | 74.1% |
| Milam Elementary School | 0% | 52.4% | 9% | 4.2% | 32.1% |
| Lawhon Elementary School | 2.4% | 57% | 4.9% | 5.8% | 29.8% |
| Shannon High School | 0% | 74.6% | 4.8% | 2.4% | 18.2% |
| Mooreville High School | 0% | 5.9% | 4.6% | 0% | 86.5% |
| Joyner Elementary School | 0% | 52.6% | 7.4% | 9.1% | 29.3% |
| Parkway Elementary School | 0% | 62.6% | 7% | 8.4% | 20.3% |
| Thomas Street Elementary School | 0% | 50.8% | 6.4% | 7.5% | 31.9% |
| Lawndale Elementary School | 0% | 58% | 8.4% | 0% | 25.2% |
| Verona Elementary School | 0% | 78.4% | 5.2% | 6.8% | 9.6% |
| Mooreville Middle School | 0% | 7.4% | 3.7% | 0% | 85.8% |
| Nettleton High School | 0% | 34.2% | 0% | 0% | 63.5% |
| Rankin Elementary School | 0% | 51% | 9.8% | 0% | 30% |
| Pierce Street Elementary School | 0% | 50.5% | 8.6% | 0% | 34.7% |
| Early Childhood Education Center | 0% | 48.9% | 4% | 9.2% | 35.2% |
| Nettleton Primary School | 0% | 27.9% | 0% | 0% | 66.6% |
| Baldwyn Elementary School | 0% | 41.1% | 0% | 6% | 51.2% |
| Carver Elementary School | 0% | 58.2% | 0% | 8.6% | 26% |
| Shannon Primary School | 0% | 51.3% | 0% | 0% | 44.9% |
| Nettleton Intermediate School | 0% | 37.3% | 0% | 0% | 61% |
| Shannon Elementary School | 0% | 58.7% | 0% | 0% | 32.6% |
| Plantersville Middle School | 0% | 82.8% | 5.4% | 6.8% | 5% |
| Shannon Middle School | 0% | 59.2% | 0% | 0% | 33.8% |
