Mississippi Gulf News

Of the 4,152 students enrolled in George County schools in 2019-2020, 85.1% were White, according to the Mississippi Department of Education. This was the most represented ethnicity among George County students.

This is a 0.4% decrease from the previous school year.

George County High School had the highest enrollment of White students in the 2019-2020 school year.

A snapshot of George County schools showed 85.1% students were White, 8% were Black or African American, 3.2% were Two or More Races and 1.6% were Hispanic or Latino.

There are eight schools in George County.

Mississippi has continually struggled with public education. The most recent Report Card on American Education, from a right-leaning think tank, gave the state a C-. This is consistent with ratings stretching back nearly one decade.

The nonpartisan Education Week also ranked Mississippi schools as C- in their most recent analysis.

School	Asian Enrollment %	Black or African American %	Hispanic of Latino %	Two or More Races %	White %
Agricola Elementary School	-	-	-	3	94.3
Benndale Elementary School	-	23.1	-	-	73.1
Central Elementary School	-	4.4	-	2.7	90.2
George County High School	-	7.5	3.2	3	85.5
George County Middle School	-	10.6	3	2.7	83.2
L.C. Hatcher Elementary School	-	14.2	-	4.9	75.4
L. T. Taylor Intermediate School	-	25.6	-	4.6	64.8
Rocky Creek Elementary School	-	-	3.4	4.3	91.4

Some information provided by the Mississippi Department of Education may be incomplete.