Of the 1,890 students enrolled in Marion County School District in the 2023-24 school year, 53% were white, according to the Mississippi Department of Education.
This is a 1.5% decrease from the previous school year.
Among the five schools in the district, West Marion High School had the largest enrollment of white students in the 2023-24 school year.
A snapshot of Marion County School District’s student body showed that 53% of students were white, 42% were Black, 3.5% were multiracial, and 1.4% were Hispanic.
Marion County School District roughly covers five schools within Marion County and has a main office in Columbia.
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 or Latino | % Multiracial | % White |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Marion Elementary School | 0% | 65.5% | 0% | 8.0% | 26.5% |
| East Marion High School | 0% | 75.9% | 0% | 2.9% | 21.2% |
| West Marion Elementary School | 0% | 22.2% | 0% | 4.3% | 73.5% |
| West Marion High School | 0% | 27.8% | 2.2% | 1.3% | 68.7% |
| West Marion Primary School | 0% | 22.5% | 0% | 6.5% | 71.0% |
