This is a 2.8% increase over the previous school year.
Wayne County High School had the highest enrollment in the district with 840 students.
A snapshot of Wayne County School District showed 53.4% of students were Black, 40.5% were white, 2.1% were Hispanic, and 0.5% multiracial.
Wayne County School District roughly covers six schools within Wayne County and has a main office in Waynesboro.
Mississippi's schools, with an enrollment of 436,523 in the 2023-24 academic year, are mostly divided between two ethnicities, with Black or African American students being the largest racial group at 46.86%, followed by white students at 42.14%.
Students in the state showed a significant improvement in the 2022-23 academic year, demonstrating sustained progress in their post-pandemic recovery. Overall, 87% of schools and 91% of districts achieved a grade of C or better, compared to 81% of schools and 87% of districts in the prior year.
Results from the 2022-23 Mississippi Academic Assessment Program (MAAP) showed students reaching an all-time high in all core subjects. Students better performed on the Math and English portion of the test, achieving grades around 5% better than in the previous year.
| School | Asian Enrollment % | Black or African American % | Hispanic of Latino % | Multiracial % | White % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beat Four Elementary School | 0% | 32.1% | 0% | 7.8% | 60.1% |
| Buckatunna Elementary School | 0% | 54.9% | 0% | 2.4% | 42.7% |
| Clara Elementary School | 0% | 8.7% | 0% | 4.6% | 86.7% |
| Wayne Central Elementary School | 0% | 79.7% | 0% | 2.9% | 17.4% |
| Wayne County High School | 0% | 55.1% | 2.7% | 1.2% | 41.0% |
| Waynesboro Riverview Elementary School | 0% | 83.7% | 8.6% | 7.7% | 0% |
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