This is a two% decrease from the previous school year.
Columbus High School had the highest enrollment in the district with 949 students.
A snapshot of Columbus Municipal School District schools showed 92.8% of students were Black, 2.3% were white, 1.5% were Hispanic, and 0.4% multiracial.
Columbus Municipal School District roughly covers seven 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 Columbus Municipal School District
Enrollment in Columbus Municipal School District Schools by Ethnicity in the 2021-22 School Year
| School | Asian Enrollment % | Black or African American % | Hispanic of Latino % | Multiracial % | White % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbus High School | 0% | 92.6% | 2.1% | 1.7% | 3.6% |
| Columbus Middle School | 0% | 93.8% | 1.9% | 1.0% | 3.3% |
| Cook Elementary School | 0% | 86.9% | 3.7% | 4.9% | 4.5% |
| Fairview Elementary School | 0% | 97.8% | 0% | 2.2% | 0% |
| Franklin Academy | 0% | 90.5% | 0% | 9.5% | 0% |
| Sale Elementary School | 0% | 94.9% | 0% | 5.1% | 0% |
| Stokes Beard Elementary School | 0% | 94.3% | 0% | 5.7% | 0% |
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