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Wednesday, December 4, 2024

Enrollment by Ethnicity: White was most represented background in Stone County School District in 2022-23 school year

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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.

Percentage Breakdown of Ethnic Representation in the 2022-23 School Year Enrollment in Stone County School District

White [57.2%]Black [16.4%]Ethnicities <5% [3.4%]
Enrollment in Stone County School District by Ethnicity in the 2022-23 School Year

SchoolAsian Enrollment %Black or African American %Hispanic of Latino %Multiracial %White %
Stone Elementary School0%23.2%0%7.7%69.1%
Stone High School0%20.8%1.5%3.6%74.1%
Stone Middle School0%19.0%0%4.7%76.3%

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