Pine Belt Times

Of the 1,477 students enrolled in Perry County schools in 2020-2021, 68.9% were White, according to the Mississippi Department of Education. This was the most represented ethnicity among Perry County students.

This is a 1.7% decrease from the previous school year.

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

A snapshot of Perry County schools showed 68.9% students were White, 26.7% were Black or African American and 0.7% were Two or More Races.

There are six schools in Perry 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 %
Perry Central High School	-	30.7	-	-	66.8
Perry Central Middle School	-	30.6	-	-	64.1
Richton Elementary School	-	22	-	-	72.7
Richton High School	-	23.2	-	-	73.8
Runnelstown Elementary School	-	13.4	-	-	80.7
South Perry Elementary School	-	38	-	4.7	57.3

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