GTR Times

Of the 2,732 students enrolled in Clay County schools in 2021-2022, 18.2% were White, according to the Mississippi Department of Education. This was the most represented ethnicity among Clay County students.

This is a 0.6% increase over the previous school year.

West Point High School had the highest enrollment of White students in the 2021-2022 school year.

A snapshot of Clay County schools showed 18.2% students were White.

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	-	-	-	-	15.2
East Side Elementary School	-	-	-	-	13
Fifth Street School	-	-	-	-	16
South Side Elementary School	0	-	-	-	16.3
West Clay Elementary School	0	-	-	-	-
West Point High School	-	-	-	-	16.4

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