GTR Times

There were 2,549 students enrolled in Clay County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 2.3% fewer than the previous year, according to the Mississippi Department of Education.

Boys made up 52.0% of the county's student body, while the other 48.0% were girls.

Data also showed that Black students made up 82.4% of the student body, the largest percentage in Clay County schools, followed by white students with 13.7%, 0.5% Hispanic students and 0.5% multiracial students.

West Point High School had the highest enrollment among Clay County’s six schools in the 2023-24 school year, welcoming 1,038 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.

School name	Total enrollment in 2022-23	Total enrollment in 2023-24	% change
Church Hill Elementary School	381	380	-0.3%
East Side Elementary School	244	254	4.1%
Fifth Street School	526	467	-11.2%
South Side Elementary School	293	309	5.5%
West Clay Elementary School	94	101	7.4%
West Point High School	1,071	1,038	-3.1%