This is a 2.9% increase over the previous school year.
New Hope Elementary School had the highest enrollment in the district with 1,164 students.
A snapshot of Lowndes County School District schools showed 59% of students were white, 28.1% were Black, 1.8% were Hispanic, and 1.5% multiracial.
Lowndes County School District roughly covers eight schools within Lowndes County and has a main office in Columbus.
Mississippi has continually struggled with public education. The most recent Report Card on American Education, from a right-leaning think tank, gave the state a C-. This is consistent with ratings stretching back nearly a decade.
The nonpartisan Education Week also ranked Mississippi schools as C- in their most recent analysis.
Percentage Breakdown of Ethnic Representation in the 2021-22 School Year Enrollment in Lowndes County School District
Enrollment in Lowndes County School District Schools by Ethnicity in the 2021-22 School Year
| School | Asian Enrollment % | Black or African American % | Hispanic of Latino % | Multiracial % | White % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caledonia Elementary School | 0% | 14.3% | 2.9% | 3.1% | 79.7% |
| Caledonia High School | 0% | 17.5% | 4.1% | 3.2% | 75.2% |
| Caledonia Middle School | 0% | 16.4% | 4.5% | 2.4% | 76.7% |
| New Hope Elementary School | 0% | 41.2% | 0% | 2.6% | 56.2% |
| New Hope High School | 0% | 45.7% | 1.5% | 2.4% | 50.4% |
| New Hope Middle School | 0% | 45.7% | 0% | 2.4% | 51.9% |
| West Lowndes Elementary School | 0% | 0% | 0% | 100% | 0% |
| West Lowndes High School | 0% | 0% | 0% | 100% | 0% |
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