Pine Belt Times

There were 2,977 students enrolled in Wayne County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 2.7% more than the previous year, according to the Mississippi Department of Education.

Boys made up 51.9% of the county's student body, while the other 48.1% were girls.

Data also showed that Black students made up 54% of the student body, the largest percentage in Wayne County schools, followed by white students with 39.3%, 2.2% Hispanic students and 0.6% multiracial students.

Wayne County High School had the highest enrollment among Wayne County’s six schools in the 2023-24 school year, welcoming 816 students.

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 name	Total enrollment in 2022-23	Total enrollment in 2023-24	% change
Beat Four Elementary School	371	390	5.1%
Buckatunna Elementary School	377	407	8%
Clara Elementary School	427	454	6.3%
Wayne Central Elementary School	443	452	2%
Wayne County High School	840	816	-2.9%
Waynesboro Riverview Elementary School	442	458	3.6%