Pine Belt Times

Of the 3,692 students enrolled in Marion County schools in 2019-2020, 51.6% were White, according to the Mississippi Department of Education. This was the most represented ethnicity among Marion County students.

This is a 0.8% increase over the previous school year.

West Marion High School had the highest enrollment of White students in the 2019-2020 school year.

A snapshot of Marion County schools showed 51.6% students were White, 42.2% were Black or African American, 1.2% were Hispanic or Latino and 0.8% were Two or More Races.

There are nine schools in Marion County.

Mississippi has continually struggled with public education. The most recent Report Card on American Education, from a right-leaning think tank, gave the state a C-. This is consistent with ratings stretching back nearly one decade.

The nonpartisan Education Week also ranked Mississippi schools as C- in their most recent analysis.

School	Asian Enrollment %	Black or African American %	Hispanic of Latino %	Two or More Races %	White %
Columbia Elementary School	-	51.6	-	-	46.3
Columbia High School	-	44.2	2.1	-	51.6
Columbia Primary School	-	42.6	3.1	-	51.7
East Marion Elementary School	-	60.9	-	4.1	35
East Marion High School	-	69.4	-	-	-
Jefferson Middle School	-	51.1	-	-	44.7
West Marion Elementary School	-	23.7	-	-	74.3
West Marion High School	-	25	1.7	-	72.6
West Marion Primary School	-	17.1	2.8	2.8	77.3

Some information provided by the Mississippi Department of Education may be incomplete.