Of the 3,065 students enrolled in Columbus Municipal School District in the 2023-24 school year, 92.7% were Black, according to the Mississippi Department of Education.
This is a 0.4% decrease from the previous school year.
Among the seven schools in the district, Columbus High School had the largest enrollment of Black students in the 2023-24 school year.
A snapshot of Columbus Municipal School District’s student body showed that 92.7% of students were Black, 3.1% were white, 1.8% were multiracial, 1.8% were Hispanic, and 0.6% were Asian.
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 | % Black or African American | % Hispanic or Latino | % Multiracial | % White |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbus High School | 0% | 94.6% | 1.7% | 1.0% | 2.7% |
| Columbus Middle School | 0% | 93.6% | 2.4% | 1.9% | 2.1% |
| Cook Elementary School | 0% | 86.3% | 4.3% | 4.7% | 4.7% |
| Fairview Elementary School | 0% | 96.5% | 0% | 3.5% | 0% |
| Franklin Academy | 0% | 84.7% | 0% | 8.6% | 6.7% |
| Sale Elementary School | 0% | 94.6% | 0% | 5.4% | 0% |
| Stokes Beard Elementary School | 0% | 96.0% | 0% | 4.0% | 0% |
