Of the 2,900 students enrolled in Tishomingo County schools in 2023-24 school year, 88.8% were white, according to the Mississippi Department of Education. This was the most represented ethnicity among Tishomingo County students.
This is a 0.4% increase over the previous school year.
Countywide, Belmont School had the largest enrollment of white students in the 2023-24 school year.
A snapshot of Tishomingo County schools showed that 88.8% of the students were white, 4.2% were multiracial, 3.7% were Hispanic or Latino and 0.7% 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 or Latino % | Multiracial % | White % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belmont School | 0% | 0% | 11.1% | 3.4% | 82.7% |
| Tishomingo County High School | 0% | 1.7% | 2% | 4.8% | 90.6% |
| Burnsville Elementary School | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 96.6% |
| Iuka Elementary School | 0% | 0% | 0% | 6.3% | 89.8% |
| Iuka Middle School | 0% | 3.1% | 0% | 6.5% | 88.9% |
| Tishomingo Elementary School | 0% | 0% | 0% | 6.7% | 88.9% |
