Pine Belt Times

Of the 10,298 students enrolled in Lamar County schools in 2020-2021, 61% were White, according to the Mississippi Department of Education. This was the most represented ethnicity among Lamar County students.

This is a 1.2% decrease from the previous school year.

Oak Grove High School had the highest enrollment of White students in the 2020-2021 school year.

A snapshot of Lamar County schools showed 61% students were White, 28.2% were Black or African American, 3.8% were Hispanic or Latino, 3.3% were Two or More Races and 0.7% were Asian.

There are 17 schools in Lamar 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 %
Baxterville School	-	-	-	-	95.9
Longleaf Elementary School	-	45.1	4.9	6	39.6
Lumberton Elementary School	-	39.2	-	-	52.2
Lumberton High School	-	40.2	-	-	54.3
Lumberton Middle School	-	36	-	-	57.4
Oak Grove High School	3.5	36.5	6.1	-	50.3
Oak Grove Lower Elementary School	-	43.8	6.8	7.7	38.4
Oak Grove Middle School	-	41.4	7	4.6	44
Oak Grove Primary School	1.6	38.5	6.5	8.3	44.7
Oak Grove Upper Elementary School	-	42	8.5	5.4	40.5
Purvis High School	-	9.1	-	3.3	85.8
Purvis Lower Elementary School	-	11.1	-	4.8	82.7
Purvis Middle School	-	12.2	-	4.1	81.8
Purvis Upper Elementary School	-	12	-	-	84
Sumrall High School	-	10	-	-	86.9
Sumrall Elementary School	-	8	-	3.8	86.4
Sumrall Middle School	-	9.1	2.3	-	86.3

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