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Of the 2,944 students enrolled in Clay County schools in 2019-2020, 78.1% were Black or African American, according to the Mississippi Department of Education. This was the most represented ethnicity among Clay County students.

This is a 0.1% decrease from the previous school year.

West Point High School had the highest enrollment of Black or African American students in the 2019-2020 school year.

A snapshot of Clay County schools showed 78.1% students were Black or African American, 18.8% were White, 0.4% were Hispanic or Latino and 0.3% were Two or More Races.

There are six schools in Clay County.

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 one decade.

The nonpartisan Education Week also ranked Mississippi schools as C- in their most recent analysis.

School	Asian Enrollment %	Black or African American %	Hispanic of Latino %	Two or More Races %	White %
Church Hill Elementary School	-	76.2	-	-	21.2
East Side Elementary School	-	74.3	-	-	22.6
Fifth Street School	-	76.9	-	-	21
South Side Elementary School	-	75.7	-	2.4	20.1
West Clay Elementary School	-	83.5	-	-	-
West Point High School	-	81	1.1	-	17.2

Some information provided by the Mississippi Department of Education may be incomplete.