Pine Belt Times

Of the 3,550 students in Marion County schools 50.6% were men and 49.4% were women, according to the Mississippi Department of Education.

This is unchanged from the year before.

West Marion High School in Foxworth had the highest number of boys and girls enrolled.

There are nine schools within the county.

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	Men	Women
West Marion High School	287	282
Columbia High School	238	231
Columbia Primary School	265	201
East Marion Elementary School	186	208
Jefferson Middle School	180	193
West Marion Primary School	187	165
Columbia Elementary School	177	161
East Marion High School	152	178
West Marion Elementary School	125	134