White students made up 57.2% of the 2,518 students enrolled in Stone 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 20.3% decrease from the previous school year.
Stone High School had the highest enrollment in the district with 722 students.
A snapshot of Stone County School District showed 57.2% of students were white, 16.4% were Black, 3% were multiracial, and 0.4% Hispanic.
Stone County School District roughly covers three schools within Stone County and has a main office in Wiggins.
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 Enrollment % | Black or African American % | Hispanic of Latino % | Multiracial % | White % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stone Elementary School | 0% | 23.2% | 0% | 7.7% | 69.1% |
| Stone High School | 0% | 20.8% | 1.5% | 3.6% | 74.1% |
| Stone Middle School | 0% | 19.0% | 0% | 4.7% | 76.3% |
