Of the 2,307 students enrolled in Prentiss County School District in the 2023-24 school year, 68.2% were white, according to the Mississippi Department of Education.
This is a 1.2% decrease from the previous school year.
Among the five schools in the district, Wheeler High School had the largest enrollment of white students in the 2023-24 school year.
A snapshot of Prentiss County School District’s student body showed that 90.6% of students were white, 4.4% were multiracial, and 4.3% were Black.
Prentiss County School District roughly covers five 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hills Chapel School | 0% | 0% | 0% | 4.8% | 95.2% |
| Jumpertown High School | 0% | 9.0% | 0% | 6.4% | 84.6% |
| Marietta Elementary School | 0% | 0% | 0% | 100% | 0% |
| Thrasher High School | 0% | 7.6% | 0% | 8.0% | 84.4% |
| Wheeler High School | 0% | 5.4% | 0% | 6.1% | 88.5% |
