Pine Belt Times

Of the 2,900 students enrolled in Wayne County schools in 2022-23 school year, 53.4% were Black or African American, according to the Mississippi Department of Education. This was the most represented ethnicity among Wayne County students.

This is a 2.8% increase over the previous school year.

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

A snapshot of Wayne County schools showed that 53.4% of the students were Black or African American, 40.5% were white, 2.1% were Hispanic or Latino and 0.5% were multiracial.

There are six schools within Wayne 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 %
Wayne County High School	0%	55.1%	2.7%	0%	41%
Wayne Central Elementary School	0%	79.7%	0%	0%	17.4%
Waynesboro Riverview Elementary School	0%	83.7%	8.6%	0%	0%
Clara Elementary School	0%	8.7%	0%	3.3%	86.7%
Buckatunna Elementary School	0%	54.9%	0%	0%	42.7%
Beat Four Elementary School	0%	32.1%	0%	0%	60.1%