Lowndes County Education: 8,666 students were enrolled in 2023-24 school year

MS Superintendent of Education Robert Taylor 2023 | Mississippi Department of Education

By GTR Times

Aug 2, 2024

There were 8,666 students enrolled in Lowndes County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 1% more than the previous year, according to the Mississippi Department of Education.

Boys made up 51.0% of the county's student body, while the other 49.0% were girls.

Data also showed that Black students made up 54.6% of the student body, the largest percentage in Lowndes County schools, followed by white students with 37.1%, 1.8% multiracial students, 1.7% Hispanic students and 0.5% Asian students.

New Hope Elementary School had the highest enrollment among Lowndes County’s 16 schools in the 2023-24 school year, welcoming 1,199 students.

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.

Enrollment in Lowndes County Schools Over Four Years

Breakdown of Student Enrollment in Lowndes County Schools

School name	Total enrollment in 2022-23	Total enrollment in 2023-24	% change
Caledonia Elementary School	1,060	1,082	2.1%
Caledonia High School	652	641	-1.7%
Caledonia Middle School	498	539	8.2%
Columbus High School	898	937	4.3%
Columbus Middle School	667	580	-13%
Cook Elementary School	388	423	9%
Fairview Elementary School	236	229	-3%
Franklin Academy	261	268	2.7%
Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science	231	241	4.3%
New Hope Elementary School	1,151	1,199	4.2%
New Hope High School	807	818	1.4%
New Hope Middle School	613	612	-0.2%
Sale Elementary School	275	275	0%
Stokes Beard Elementary School	365	353	-3.3%
West Lowndes Elementary School	234	253	8.1%
West Lowndes High School	246	216	-12.2%