Of the 933 students enrolled in Benton County schools in 2023-24 school year, 49.4% were white, according to the Mississippi Department of Education. This was the most represented ethnicity among Benton County students.
This is a unchanged from the previous school year.
Countywide, Hickory Flat Attendance Center had the largest enrollment of white students in the 2023-24 school year.
A snapshot of Benton County schools showed that 49.4% of the students were white, 43% were Black or African American, 3.5% were multiracial and 2.6% were Hispanic or Latino.
There are three schools within Benton 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 % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hickory Flat Attendance Center | 0% | 12.5% | 0% | 0% | 84.5% |
| Ashland Elementary School | 0% | 66.4% | 5.5% | 7.8% | 20.3% |
| Ashland Middle-High School | 0% | 79.1% | 4.6% | 5.9% | 10.5% |
