Pine Belt Times

Of the 3,577 students enrolled in Marion County schools in 2020-2021, 52.9% were White, according to the Mississippi Department of Education. This was the most represented ethnicity among Marion County students.

This is a 1.2% increase over the previous school year.

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

A snapshot of Marion County schools showed 52.9% students were White, 43.1% were Black or African American, 1% were Two or More Races and 0.3% were Hispanic or Latino.

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	-	50.8	-	-	45.8
Columbia High School	-	45.4	2.4	-	50.3
Columbia Primary School	-	44.2	-	3	50.5
East Marion Elementary School	-	65.6	-	5.8	28.6
East Marion High School	-	71.2	-	-	27.6
Jefferson Middle School	-	49.7	-	-	46
West Marion Elementary School	-	24	-	-	71.2
West Marion High School	-	25.1	-	-	72.2
West Marion Primary School	-	17.1	-	-	77.4

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