This is a 0.8% decrease from the previous school year.
Hancock High School had the highest enrollment of White students in the 2019-2020 school year.
A snapshot of Hancock County schools showed 79.2% students were White, 13.3% were Black or African American, 4.2% were Two or More Races, 1.4% were Hispanic or Latino and 0.2% were Asian.
There are 10 schools in Hancock 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.
Enrollment in Hancock County Schools by Ethnicity in 2019-2020 school year
| School | Asian Enrollment % | Black or African American % | Hispanic of Latino % | Two or More Races % | White % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bay High School | - | 25.8 | - | 5 | 65.8 |
| Bay Waveland Middle School | - | 24.5 | 2.2 | 4.9 | 67.2 |
| East Hancock Elementary School | - | 5.5 | 1.6 | 4.8 | 86 |
| Hancock High School | 0.8 | 7.2 | 2.3 | 3.8 | 85.5 |
| Hancock Middle School | - | 8.8 | 2.1 | 3.9 | 84.4 |
| Hancock North Central Elementary School | - | - | - | 2.8 | 94.4 |
| North Bay Elementary School | - | 27 | - | 7.4 | 63.4 |
| South Hancock Elementary School | - | 20.3 | 1.7 | 4 | 71.4 |
| Waveland Elementary School | - | 25.6 | - | 5.3 | 68.1 |
| West Hancock Elementary School | - | 6.4 | - | - | 87.8 |
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