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This is a 2.0% decrease from the previous school year.
Countywide, Oak Grove High School had the largest enrollment of white students in the 2022-23 school year.
A snapshot of Lamar County schools showed that 59.8% of the students were white, 28.5% were Black or African American, 5.2% were multiracial, 3.7% were Hispanic or Latino and 0.5% were Asian.
There are 15 schools within Lamar 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 % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oak Grove High School | 0% | 38.7% | 6.6% | 5.2% | 46.3% |
| Oak Grove Middle School | 0% | 43.7% | 7.3% | 5.3% | 40.8% |
| Oak Grove Lower Elementary School | 1.6% | 41% | 10% | 7.5% | 39.3% |
| Sumrall Elementary School | 0% | 7.2% | 0% | 5% | 86.9% |
| Oak Grove Primary School | 0% | 42.9% | 3.7% | 8.6% | 42.3% |
| Longleaf Elementary School | 4.6% | 44.8% | 0% | 7.6% | 39.9% |
| Purvis High School | 0% | 9.8% | 1.9% | 4.7% | 82.7% |
| Sumrall High School | 0% | 10.5% | 2% | 0% | 85.2% |
| Sumrall Middle School | 0% | 8% | 0% | 4.3% | 85.6% |
| Purvis Lower Elementary School | 0% | 7.9% | 0% | 0% | 85.2% |
| Purvis Middle School | 0% | 10.2% | 0% | 3.4% | 84.1% |
| Purvis Upper Elementary School | 0% | 11% | 0% | 6.4% | 81% |
| Lumberton Elementary School | 0% | 42.1% | 0% | 9.3% | 46.6% |
| Lumberton High School | 0% | 39.1% | 0% | 4.6% | 54.4% |
| Baxterville School | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 96% |
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