Of the 1,475 students enrolled in Perry County schools in 2023-24 school year, 67% were white, according to the Mississippi Department of Education. This was the most represented ethnicity among Perry County students.
This is a 6.2% decrease from the previous school year.
Countywide, Richton Elementary School had the largest enrollment of white students in the 2023-24 school year.
A snapshot of Perry County schools showed that 67% of the students were white, 26.5% were Black or African American and 1.2% were multiracial.
There are six schools within Perry 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 or Latino % | Multiracial % | White % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richton Elementary School | 0% | 22.4% | 0% | 0% | 69.2% |
| Richton High School | 0% | 23.2% | 0% | 0% | 71.8% |
| Perry Central High School | 0% | 33.5% | 0% | 0% | 61.8% |
| South Perry Elementary School | 0% | 37.8% | 0% | 8.3% | 53.9% |
| Perry Central Middle School | 0% | 28.6% | 0% | 0% | 67% |
| Runnelstown Elementary School | 0% | 13.5% | 0% | 0% | 78% |
