White students had largest percent of student body in Lowndes County School District in 2023-24 school year

Of the 5,360 students enrolled in Lowndes County School District in the 2023-24 school year, 56.2% were white, according to the Mississippi Department of Education.

This is a 1.2% decrease from the previous school year.

Among the eight schools in the district, New Hope Elementary School had the largest enrollment of white students in the 2023-24 school year.

A snapshot of Lowndes County School District’s student body showed that 56.5% of students were white, 38.3% were Black, 2.9% were multiracial, 1.9% were Hispanic, and 0.3% were Asian.

Lowndes County School District roughly covers eight schools within Lowndes County and has a main office in Caledonia.

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.