This is a 3.9% decrease from the previous school year.
New Hope Elementary School had the highest enrollment in the district with 1,151 students.
A snapshot of Lowndes County School District showed 57.3% of students were white, 37.8% were Black, 1.6% were Hispanic, and 1.6% multiracial.
Lowndes County School District roughly covers eight schools within Lowndes County and has a main office in Columbus.
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 Enrollment % | Black or African American % | Hispanic of Latino % | Multiracial % | White % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caledonia Elementary School | 0% | 15.2% | 2.7% | 3.9% | 78.2% |
| Caledonia High School | 0% | 17.0% | 4.0% | 4.0% | 75.0% |
| Caledonia Middle School | 0% | 17.9% | 4.0% | 2.6% | 75.5% |
| New Hope Elementary School | 0% | 44.5% | 0% | 2.8% | 52.7% |
| New Hope High School | 0% | 48.5% | 1.4% | 2.5% | 47.6% |
| New Hope Middle School | 0% | 43.6% | 0% | 2.2% | 54.2% |
| West Lowndes Elementary School | 0% | 94.9% | 0% | 5.1% | 0% |
| West Lowndes High School | 0% | 96.8% | 0% | 3.2% | 0% |
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