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Of the 2,609 students enrolled in Clay County schools in 2022-23 school year, 82% were Black or African American, according to the Mississippi Department of Education. This was the most represented ethnicity among Clay County students.

This is a 4.0% decrease from the previous school year.

Countywide, West Point High School had the largest enrollment of Black or African American students in the 2022-23 school year.

A snapshot of Clay County schools showed that 82% of the students were Black or African American, 14.4% were white, 0.9% were multiracial and 0.5% were Hispanic or Latino.

There are six schools within Clay County.

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 %	Black or African American %	Hispanic of Latino %	Multiracial %	White %
West Point High School	0%	81.4%	1.2%	1.1%	16%
Fifth Street School	0%	82.1%	0%	2.1%	13.7%
Church Hill Elementary School	0%	85%	0%	0%	12.6%
South Side Elementary School	0%	79.9%	0%	0%	16.7%
East Side Elementary School	0%	80.7%	0%	0%	15.2%
West Clay Elementary School	0%	85.1%	0%	0%	0%