Of the 1,482 students enrolled in Amory School District in the 2023-24 school year, 59.9% were white, according to the Mississippi Department of Education.
This is a 0.1% increase over the previous school year.
Among the four schools in the district, Amory High School had the largest enrollment of white students in the 2023-24 school year.
A snapshot of Amory School District’s student body showed that 59.9% of students were white, 34.8% were Black, and 2.6% were multiracial.
Amory School District roughly covers four schools within Monroe County and has a main office in Amory.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amory High School | 0% | 39.4% | 3.0% | 1.3% | 56.3% |
| Amory Middle School | 0% | 35.1% | 0% | 5.2% | 59.7% |
| East Amory School | 0% | 33.2% | 0% | 4.9% | 61.9% |
| West Amory School | 0% | 30.1% | 0% | 7.4% | 62.5% |
