Pine Belt Times

Of the 2,609 students enrolled in Covington County schools in 2022-23 school year, 48.3% were Black or African American, according to the Mississippi Department of Education. This was the most represented ethnicity among Covington County students.

This is a 2.3% increase over the previous school year.

Countywide, Seminary Elementary School had the largest enrollment of Black or African American students in the 2022-23 school year.

A snapshot of Covington County schools showed that 48.3% of the students were Black or African American, 41.7% were white, 3.4% were Hispanic or Latino and 3.1% were multiracial.

There are eight schools within Covington 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	Asian %	Black or African American %	Hispanic of Latino %	Multiracial %	White %
Seminary Elementary School	0%	11.9%	3%	6.6%	78.5%
Seminary High School	0%	31.2%	5.9%	0%	59.5%
Seminary Middle School	0%	22.2%	3.9%	2.6%	71.3%
Collins Elementary School	0%	65.8%	0%	7.9%	19%
Mount Olive Attendance Center	0%	64.9%	0%	3.9%	28.5%
Carver Middle School	0%	73.7%	7.1%	0%	14.3%
Collins High School	0%	69.4%	7.9%	0%	18.6%
Hopewell Elementary School	0%	89.6%	0%	0%	0%