Of the 1,655 students enrolled in Greene County schools in 2023-24 school year, 79.3% were white, according to the Mississippi Department of Education. This was the most represented ethnicity among Greene County students.
This is a 0.2% decrease from the previous school year.
Countywide, Greene County High School had the largest enrollment of white students in the 2023-24 school year.
A snapshot of Greene County schools showed that 79.3% of the students were white, 17% were Black or African American and 1.3% were multiracial.
There are five schools within Greene 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 % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greene County High School | 0% | 20.4% | 0% | 0% | 77.4% |
| Leakesville Elementary School | 0% | 19% | 0% | 2.6% | 77.5% |
| Leakesville Junior High School | 0% | 18.7% | 0% | 0% | 78.5% |
| Sand Hill Elementary School | 0% | 0% | 0% | 3.3% | 93.3% |
| McLain Elementary School | 0% | 30.7% | 0% | 0% | 65.7% |
