Of the 1,655 students enrolled in Greene County School District in the 2023-24 school year, 79.3% were white, according to the Mississippi Department of Education.
This is a 0.8% decrease from the previous school year.
Among the five schools in the district, Greene County High School had the largest enrollment of white students in the 2023-24 school year.
A snapshot of Greene County School District’s student body showed that 79.3% of students were white, 17.4% were Black, 2.2% were multiracial, and 0.9% were Hispanic.
Greene County School District roughly covers five schools within Greene County and has a main office in McLain.
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 or Latino | % Multiracial | % White |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greene County High School | 0% | 20.4% | 0% | 2.2% | 77.4% |
| Leakesville Elementary School | 0% | 19.0% | 0% | 3.5% | 77.5% |
| Leakesville Junior High School | 0% | 18.7% | 0% | 2.8% | 78.5% |
| McLain Elementary School | 0% | 30.7% | 0% | 3.6% | 65.7% |
| Sand Hill Elementary School | 0% | 0% | 0% | 6.7% | 93.3% |
