This is a 3.6% decrease from the previous school year.
Columbus High School had the highest enrollment in the district with 898 students.
A snapshot of Columbus Municipal School District showed 93.1% of students were Black, 2.4% were white, 1.3% 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'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 % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbus High School | 0% | 94.4% | 1.2% | 1.4% | 3.0% |
| Columbus Middle School | 0% | 94.0% | 2.3% | 1.6% | 2.1% |
| Cook Elementary School | 0% | 86.1% | 3.6% | 5.1% | 5.2% |
| Fairview Elementary School | 0% | 95.8% | 0% | 4.2% | 0% |
| Franklin Academy | 0% | 88.1% | 0% | 6.5% | 5.4% |
| Sale Elementary School | 0% | 94.2% | 0% | 5.8% | 0% |
| Stokes Beard Elementary School | 0% | 96.7% | 0% | 3.3% | 0% |
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