This is a 2.6% decrease from the previous school year.
Hancock High School had the highest enrollment in the district with 1,187 students.
A snapshot of Hancock County School District showed 83.3% of students were white, 8.3% were Black, 5% were multiracial, 1.2% were Hispanic, and 0.3% Asian.
Hancock County School District roughly covers six schools within Hancock County and has a main office in Kiln.
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.
| School | Asian Enrollment % | Black or African American % | Hispanic of Latino % | Multiracial % | White % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Hancock Elementary School | 1.9% | 4.4% | 0% | 7.3% | 86.4% |
| Hancock High School | 0% | 9.0% | 2.5% | 6.4% | 82.1% |
| Hancock Middle School | 0% | 9.3% | 1.8% | 5.8% | 83.1% |
| Hancock North Central Elementary School | 0% | 0% | 0% | 4.5% | 95.5% |
| South Hancock Elementary School | 0% | 19.6% | 0% | 11.8% | 68.6% |
| West Hancock Elementary School | 0% | 2.9% | 0% | 6.5% | 90.6% |
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