Pine Belt Times

Of the 2,851 students in Wayne County schools, 52.4% were men and 47.6% were women, according to the Mississippi Department of Education.

The previous year, the student body across Wayne County schools was 52.1% men and 47.9% women.

Wayne County High School in Waynesboro had the highest number of boy and girl students.

There are six schools within Wayne 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	Men	Women
Beat Four Elementary School	209	171
Buckatunna Elementary School	201	189
Clara Elementary School	240	200
Wayne Central Elementary School	195	198
Wayne County High School	429	397
Waynesboro Riverview Elementary School	220	202

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