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What background was most represented in Moss Point Separate School District schools in 2021-22 school year?

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Black students made up 73% of the 1,579 students enrolled in Moss Point Separate School District schools during the 2021-22 school year, making them the most represented ethnicity, according to the Mississippi Department of Education.

This is a 2.7% increase over the previous school year.

Moss Point High School had the highest enrollment in the district with 475 students.

A snapshot of Moss Point Separate School District schools showed 73% of students were Black, 16.5% were white, 5.7% were Hispanic, and 3.8% multiracial.

Moss Point Separate School District roughly covers four schools within Jackson County and has a main office in Moss Point.

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 a decade.

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

Percentage Breakdown of Ethnic Representation in the 2021-22 School Year Enrollment in Moss Point Separate School District

Black [73%]White [16.5%]Hispanic [5.7%]Ethnicities <5% [3.8%]
Enrollment in Moss Point Separate School District Schools by Ethnicity in the 2021-22 School Year

SchoolAsian Enrollment %Black or African American %Hispanic of Latino %Multiracial %White %
Magnolia Middle School0%73.4%5.6%3.7%17.3%
Moss Point Escatawpa Upper Elementary School0%72.6%8.7%2.4%16.3%
Moss Point High School0%76.6%5.3%2.9%15.2%
Moss Point Kreole Primary School0%68.2%3.5%10.8%17.5%

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