There were 4,061 students enrolled in George County schools in the 2024-25 school year, 1.1% fewer than the previous year, according to the Mississippi Department of Education.
Of all the students enrolled in the 2024-25 school year, 51% were boys, 49% were girls.
Data also showed that white students made up 81.4% of the student body, the largest percentage in George County schools, followed by Black students at 7.4%, multiracial students at 5%, and Hispanic students at 4.2%.
George County High School had the highest enrollment among George County’s eight schools in the 2024-25 school year, welcoming 1,117 students.
For the 2025-26 academic year, Mississippi’s public schools enrolled 424,534 students statewide. Black or African American students represented the largest racial group at 45.09%, followed by white students at 40.56%.
Mississippi had 3,815 unfilled K-12 teaching positions in public schools, an increase of 851 from the 2024-25 school year, according to a recent report from the Mississippi Department of Education. That is also 779 higher than in the 2021-22 school year, indicating that teacher vacancies continue to rise statewide.
| School name | Total enrollment in 2023-24 | Total enrollment in 2024-25 | % change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agricola Elementary School | 555 | 543 | -2.2% |
| Benndale Elementary School | 147 | 139 | -5.4% |
| Central Elementary School | 687 | 664 | -3.3% |
| George County High School | 1,118 | 1,117 | -0.1% |
| George County Middle School | 636 | 621 | -2.4% |
| L.C. Hatcher Elementary School | 257 | 280 | 8.9% |
| L.T. Taylor Intermediate School | 286 | 295 | 3.1% |
| Rocky Creek Elementary School | 419 | 402 | -4.1% |
Information in this article was obtained from the Mississippi Department of Education. The source data can be found here.
