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Enrollment by Ethnicity: Black was most represented background in Kosciusko School District in 2022-23 school year

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Black students made up 60.3% of the 2,123 students enrolled in Kosciusko School District during the 2022-23 school year, making them the most represented ethnicity, according to the Mississippi Department of Education.

This is a 1.8% decrease from the previous school year.

Kosciusko Senior High School had the highest enrollment in the district with 604 students.

A snapshot of Kosciusko School District showed 60.3% of students were Black, 33.8% were white, 2.2% were Hispanic, and 0.5% multiracial.

Kosciusko School District roughly covers five schools within Attala County and has a main office in Kosciusko.

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 Kosciusko School District

Black [60.3%]White [33.8%]Ethnicities <5% [2.7%]
Enrollment in Kosciusko School District by Ethnicity in the 2022-23 School Year

SchoolAsian Enrollment %Black or African American %Hispanic of Latino %Multiracial %White %
Kosciusko Junior High School0%57.6%4.0%3.8%34.6%
Kosciusko Lower Elementary School0%63.3%0%3.2%33.5%
Kosciusko Middle School0%64.1%0%6.0%29.9%
Kosciusko Senior High School0%59.3%4.5%1.9%34.3%
Kosciusko Upper Elementary School0%59.3%0%5.3%35.4%

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