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2022-23 School Year: What were the backgrounds of Copiah County School District students?

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Black students made up 53.5% of the 2,205 students enrolled in Copiah 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 5.6% decrease from the previous school year.

Wesson Attendance Center had the highest enrollment in the district with 877 students.

A snapshot of Copiah County School District showed 53.5% of students were Black, 35.1% were white, and 7.2% Hispanic.

Copiah County School District roughly covers four schools within Copiah County and has a main office in Crystal Springs.

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.

Percentage Breakdown of Ethnic Representation in the 2022-23 School Year Enrollment in Copiah County School District

Black [53.5%]White [35.1%]Hispanic [7.2%]Ethnicities <5% [4.2%]
Enrollment in Copiah County School District by Ethnicity in the 2022-23 School Year

SchoolAsian Enrollment %Black or African American %Hispanic of Latino %Multiracial %White %
Crystal Springs Elementary School0%75.1%12.9%12.0%0%
Crystal Springs High School0%83.6%9.3%1.1%6.0%
Crystal Springs Middle School0%78.3%7.5%2.3%11.9%
Wesson Attendance Center0%14.7%3.3%3.3%78.7%

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