Pine Belt Times

Of the 2,605 students in Covington County schools, 50.6% were men and 49.4% were women, according to the Mississippi Department of Education.

The previous year, the student body across Covington County schools was 50.4% men and 49.6% women.

Seminary Middle School in Seminary had the highest number of boy students while Seminary Elementary School in Seminary had the most girl students.

There are eight schools within Covington 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
Carver Middle School	131	125
Collins Elementary School	166	162
Collins High School	115	114
Hopewell Elementary School	97	107
Mount Olive Attendance Center	195	164
Seminary Elementary School	201	211
Seminary High School	197	200
Seminary Middle School	216	204

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