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Monday, November 25, 2024

Greene County School District sees 53rd lowest enrollment in Mississippi during 2023-24 school year

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Greene County School District ranked 53rd lowest in enrollment across Mississippi with 1,655 students attending during the 2023-24 school year, according to the Mississippi Department of Education.

The district was ranked 50th lowest the year before.

Greene County School District roughly covers schools within Greene County and has a main office in Leakesville.

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.

Enrollment in Greene County School District Over 4 Years
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Largest 200 Mississippi Schools by Enrollment in 2023-24 School Year
RankSchoolCityEnrollment
1Tupelo High SchoolTupelo2,101
2Desoto Central High SchoolSouthaven2,011
3Grenada Elementary SchoolGrenada2,006
4Ocean Springs High SchoolOcean Springs1,951
5Northwest Rankin High SchoolFlowood1,894
6Southaven High SchoolSouthaven1,825
7Oak Grove High SchoolHattiesburg1,772
8Gulfport High SchoolGulfport1,742
9Biloxi High SchoolBiloxi1,697
10Brandon High SchoolBrandon1,645
11West Jones High SchoolLaurel1,574
12Harrison Central High SchoolGulfport1,508
13Pearl River Central ElementarCarriere1,491
14Hernando High SchoolHernando1,482
15Diberville Senior High SchBiloxi1,474
16Neshoba Central Elementary SchoolPhiladelphia1,466
17Southaven Middle SchoolSouthaven1,451
18Desoto Central Middle SchoolSouthaven1,407
19Starkville High SchoolStarkville1,400
20Germantown High SchoolMadison1,389
21Northwest Rankin Middle SchoolFlowood1,375
22Oxford High SchoolOxford1,370
23South Jones High SchoolEllisville1,348
24Petal High SchoolPetal1,335
25St Martin High SchoolOcean Springs1,320
26Meridian High SchoolMeridian1,314
27Horn Lake HighHorn Lake1,291
28Clinton High SchoolClinton1,290
29Lewisburg High SchoolOlive Branch1,286
29Oak Grove Middle SchoolHattiesburg1,286
31Pearl High SchoolPearl1,280
32Murrah High SchoolJackson1,279
33Ocean Springs Upper Elementary SchoOcean Springs1,271
34Madison Central High SchoolMadison1,254
35New Hope Elementary SchoolColumbus1,199
36Hancock High SchoolKiln1,189
37Bellevue Elementary SchoolHattiesburg1,179
38South Panola High SchoolBatesville1,172
39Warren Central High SchoolVicksburg1,168
40West Harrison High SchoolGulfport1,154
41Brandon Middle SchoolBrandon1,153
42Itawamba Attendance CenterFulton1,149
43Hernando Middle SchoolHernando1,147
44Madison Middle SchoolMadison1,146
45George County High SchoolLucedale1,118
46Pascagoula High SchoolPascagoula1,117
47Terry High SchoolTerry1,100
48Corinth Elementary SchoolCorinth1,096
49Petal Primary SchoolPetal1,089
50Caledonia Elementary SchoolCaledonia1,082
51Olive Branch High SchoolOlive Branch1,077
52Pleasant Hill ElementaryOlive Branch1,075
53New Albany Elementary SchoolNew Albany1,073
54West Jones Elementary SchoolLaurel1,071
55South Jones Elementary SchoolEllisville1,068
56Tupelo Middle SchoolTupelo1,062
57Henderson/Ward-Stewart ElementaryStarkville1,061
58Center Hill High SchoolOlive Branch1,054
59Grenada HighGrenada1,048
60West Point High SchoolWest Point1,038
61Germantown Middle SchoolMadison1,033
62Madison Station Elementary SchoolMadison1,014
63Lewisburg MiddleHernando1,005
63North Gulfport Elementary And MiddlGulfport1,005
65Ridgeland High SchoolRidgeland1,000
66Pearl River Central High SchoolCarriere997
66Southaven Intermediate SchoolSouthaven997
68Horn Lake Middle SchoolHorn Lake993
69Hattiesburg High SchoolHattiesburg988
70East Union Attendance CenterBlue Springs986
71Lake Cormorant HighLake Cormorant974
72Ocean Springs Middle SchoolOcean Springs964
73Picayune Memorial High SchoolPicayune960
74Neshoba Central High SchoolPhiladelphia956
75Callaway High SchoolJackson955
76Hatley High SchoolAmory951
77St. Martin Middle SchoolOcean Springs949
78Pearl Junior High SchoolPearl948
79Sumrall Elementary SchoolSumrall943
80Forest Hill High SchoolJackson942
81Mantachie Attendance CenterMantachie941
82Columbus High SchoolColumbus937
83Long Beach Senior High SchoolLong Beach934
84Saltillo High SchoolSaltillo930
85Northeast Jones High SchoolLaurel922
86Hancock Middle SchoolKiln912
87Sudduth Elementary SchoolStarkville891
88Horn Lake Intermediate SchoolHorn Lake882
88Mccoy Elementary SchoolYazoo City882
90Lafayette High SchoolOxford880
90Biloxi Junior HighBiloxi880
92West Wortham Elementary And MiddleSaucier878
93Jim Hill High SchoolJackson876
94Gautier High SchoolGautier874
95Clinton Jr Hi SchoolClinton872
96Scott Central Attendance CenterForest871
97Lanier High SchoolJackson863
98Leake Central Elementary SchoolCarthage862
99Wesson Attendance CenterWesson858
100Senatobia Elementary SchoolSenatobia855
101Desoto Central PrimarySouthaven847
102Belmont SchoolBelmont844
103Vicksburg High SchoolVicksburg842
104North Jones Elementary SchoolLaurel833
105Newton County Elementary SchoolDecatur823
106Desoto Central Elementary SchoolSouthaven820
107Rouse ElementaryBrandon819
108New Hope High SchoolColumbus818
109Wayne County High SchoolWaynesboro816
109Cleveland Central High SchoolCleveland816
109Mize Attendance CenterMize816
112Bayou View Middle SchoolGulfport815
113North Woolmarket Elementary And MidBiloxi812
114Greenville High SchoolGreenville811
115Byram Middle SchoolTerry810
116Brookhaven High SchoolBrookhaven806
117North Pike Elementary SchoolSummit801
118Lafayette Upper Elementary SchoolOxford800
119Grenada Middle SchoolGrenada797
119South Pontotoc Elementary SchoolPontotoc797
121East Central High SchoolHurley793
122Newton County High SchoolDecatur792
123Center Hill Elementary SchoolOlive Branch789
124Holmes County Central High SchoolLexington788
125Batesville Junior High SchoolBatesville784
126East Jones Elementary SchoolLaurel782
127Della Davidson ElementaryOxford780
128Lafayette Elementary SchoolOxford778
128Biloxi Upper ElementaryBiloxi778
130Pearl River Central Junior HighCarriere775
131Richland High SchoolRichland771
132Batesville Elementary SchoolBatesville768
132Center Hill MiddleOlive Branch768
134Oak Grove Central ElementaryHernando767
135North Pontotoc Elementary SchoolEcru761
136Longleaf ElementaryHattiesburg751
137Hernando Hills ElementaryHernando750
138Madison Crossing ElementaryMadison749
139Oak Grove ElementaryHattiesburg747
140Northeast Lauderdale ElementaryMeridian746
141Bogue Chitto SchoolBogue Chitto745
141Stonebridge ElementaryBrandon745
141Vancleave High SchoolVancleave745
144Hernando ElemHernando744
145Florence High SchoolFlorence741
146Pearl Lower Elementary SchoolPearl740
146Loyd Star SchoolBrookhaven740
148Ann Smith ElementaryRidgeland737
149Provine High SchoolJackson732
150Clinton Park Elem SchoolClinton731
151Eastside ElemClinton730
152North Bay Elementary SchoolBiloxi726
152Forest Elementary SchoolForest726
154Walls Elementary SchoolWalls725
154West Lauderdale Elementary SchoolMeridian725
154Brandon Elementary SchoolBrandon725
157Stone High SchoolWiggins722
158Corinth Middle SchoolCorinth717
159Gary Road ElementaryJackson716
160Laurel High SchoolLaurel715
161Olive Branch MiddleOlive Branch714
162Pontotoc High SchoolPontotoc713
162Bramlett Elementary SchoolOxford713
164Lake Cormorant MiddleLake Cormorant712
165Northside ElemClinton710
166Myrtle Attendance CenterMyrtle707
167Mooreville Elementary SchoolMooreville703
168Stone Elementary SchoolWiggins702
168Morton Elementary SchoolMorton702
170St Martin East Elementary SchoolOcean Springs700
171Saltillo Primary SchoolSaltillo696
172Enterprise SchoolBrookhaven694
173Guntown Middle SchoolGuntown692
173Socsd/Msu Partnership Middle SchoolStarkville692
175Bayou View Elementary SchoolGulfport687
175Central Elementary SchoolLucedale687
177Old Town MiddleRidgeland686
177West Union Attendance CenterMyrtle686
179Saltillo Elementary SchoolSaltillo684
179Sebastopol Attendance CenterSebastopol684
181Gary Road Intermediate SchoolJackson680
181Petal Middle SchoolPetal680
183North Pike Senior High SchoolSummit671
184Ingomar Attendance CenterNew Albany668
184Central ElementaryOxford668
186Neshoba Central Middle SchoolPhiladelphia667
187Southaven ElementarySouthaven666
187Oxford Middle SchoolOxford666
189Mccomb High SchoolMccomb665
189Petal Upper Elementary SchoolPetal665
191Greenwood High SchoolGreenwood660
192Harper Mc Caughan Elem SchoolLong Beach658
193Vancleave Lower ElementaryVancleave657
194Overpark ElementaryOlive Branch645
194West Lincoln SchoolBrookhaven645
196Canton Public High SchoolCanton643
197Caledonia High SchoolCaledonia641
198Lake Cormorant ElementaryLake Cormorant639
198Corinth High SchoolCorinth639
200Earl Nash Elementary SchoolMacon638

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