This is a 5.5% decrease from the previous school year.
Wayne County High School had the highest enrollment in the district with 826 students.
A snapshot of Wayne County School District schools showed 52.9% of students were Black, 42.7% were white, 1.8% were Hispanic, and 0.4% multiracial.
Wayne County School District roughly covers six schools within Wayne County and has a main office in Buckatunna.
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 a decade.
The nonpartisan Education Week also ranked Mississippi schools as C- in their most recent analysis.
Percentage Breakdown of Ethnic Representation in the 2021-22 School Year Enrollment in Wayne County School District
Enrollment in Wayne County School District Schools by Ethnicity in the 2021-22 School Year
| School | Asian Enrollment % | Black or African American % | Hispanic of Latino % | Multiracial % | White % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beat Four Elementary School | 0% | 32.6% | 0% | 6.9% | 60.5% |
| Buckatunna Elementary School | 0% | 57.4% | 0% | 2.9% | 39.7% |
| Clara Elementary School | 0% | 8.4% | 0% | 4.5% | 87.1% |
| Wayne Central Elementary School | 0% | 77.6% | 0% | 1.8% | 20.6% |
| Wayne County High School | 0% | 55.9% | 2.2% | 0.9% | 41.0% |
| Waynesboro Riverview Elementary School | 0% | 84.1% | 7.8% | 1.5% | 6.6% |
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