Mississippi Gulf News

Of the 4,165 students enrolled in George County schools in 2022-23 school year, 84.3% were white, according to the Mississippi Department of Education. This was the most represented ethnicity among George County students.

This is a 2.0% increase over the previous school year.

Countywide, George County High School had the largest enrollment of white students in the 2022-23 school year.

A snapshot of George County schools showed that 84.3% of the students were white, 7.8% were Black or African American, 3.7% were multiracial and 2.3% were Hispanic or Latino.

There are eight schools within George County.

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 %	Black or African American %	Hispanic of Latino %	Multiracial %	White %
George County High School	0%	9.8%	3.5%	3.7%	82.3%
Central Elementary School	0%	3.5%	3.5%	2.8%	89.4%
George County Middle School	0%	8.9%	2.1%	5.3%	82.9%
Agricola Elementary School	0%	0%	0%	4.3%	92.5%
Rocky Creek Elementary School	0%	0%	4%	3.5%	91.8%
L.T. Taylor Intermediate School	0%	20.7%	0%	6.5%	68.5%
L.C. Hatcher Elementary School	0%	17.3%	0%	0%	74.7%
Benndale Elementary School	0%	21.5%	0%	0%	73.4%