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Black had the largest percent of student body in Noxubee County School District in 2022-23 school year

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Black students made up 95.9% of the 1,397 students enrolled in Noxubee County School District during the 2022-23 school year, making them the most represented ethnicity, according to the Mississippi Department of Education.

This is a 0.2% decrease from the previous school year.

Earl Nash Elementary School had the highest enrollment in the district with 675 students.

A snapshot of Noxubee County School District showed 95.9% of students were Black, 1.2% were Hispanic, and 0.9% white.

Noxubee County School District roughly covers three schools within Noxubee County and has a main office in Macon.

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.

Enrollment in Noxubee County School District by Ethnicity in the 2022-23 School Year

SchoolAsian Enrollment %Black or African American %Hispanic of Latino %Multiracial %White %
B.F. Liddell Middle School0%96.4%0%3.6%0%
Earl Nash Elementary School0%95.1%2.5%0.5%1.9%
Noxubee County High School0%96.9%0%3.1%0%

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