This is a 2.3% increase over the previous school year.
Seminary Elementary School had the highest enrollment in the district with 427 students.
A snapshot of Covington County School District showed 48.3% of students were Black, 41.7% were white, 3.4% were Hispanic, and 3.1% multiracial.
Covington County School District roughly covers eight schools within Covington County and has a main office in Collins.
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 % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carver Middle School | 0% | 73.7% | 7.1% | 4.9% | 14.3% |
| Collins Elementary School | 0% | 65.8% | 0% | 15.2% | 19.0% |
| Collins High School | 0% | 69.4% | 7.9% | 4.1% | 18.6% |
| Hopewell Elementary School | 0% | 89.6% | 0% | 10.4% | 0% |
| Mount Olive Attendance Center | 0% | 64.9% | 0% | 6.6% | 28.5% |
| Seminary Elementary School | 0% | 11.9% | 3.0% | 6.6% | 78.5% |
| Seminary High School | 0% | 31.2% | 5.9% | 3.4% | 59.5% |
| Seminary Middle School | 0% | 22.2% | 3.9% | 2.6% | 71.3% |
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