Mississippi Gulf News

Of the 4,083 students in George County schools, 50.6% were men and 49.4% were women, according to the Mississippi Department of Education.

The previous year, the student body across George County schools was 51.2% men and 48.8% women.

George County High School in Lucedale had the highest number of boy and girl students.

There are eight schools within 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	Men	Women
Agricola Elementary School	308	265
Benndale Elementary School	67	81
Central Elementary School	363	337
George County High School	536	542
George County Middle School	298	336
L. T. Taylor Intermediate School	150	128
L.C. Hatcher Elementary School	142	110
Rocky Creek Elementary School	204	216

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