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Mississippi: the school districts with the most Black students

136 districts

Mississippi public school districts ranked by the total number of Black or African American students enrolled, from federal NCES data. Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to qualify.

#DistrictStateSchoolsStudents% BlackBlack students
1Jackson Public SchoolsMS3516,87093.0%15,693
2DeSoto County School DistrictMS3934,93442.6%14,872
3Madison County SchoolsMS2112,92640.9%5,287
4Harrison County School DistrictMS2214,25335.8%5,103
5Rankin County School DistrictMS2718,19626.6%4,844
6Hinds County School DistrictMS84,94085.7%4,235
7Vicksburg Warren School DistrictMS146,61062.4%4,124
8Meridian Public SchoolsMS94,38591.1%3,995
9Tupelo Public School DistrictMS127,19252.6%3,783
10Starkville Oktibbeha Consolidated School DistrictMS74,88064.4%3,145
11Greenwood-Leflore Consolidated School DistrictMS123,71883.9%3,121
12HattiesburgMS83,91878.6%3,078
13Lamar County School DistrictMS1510,31829.5%3,047
14Gulfport School DistrictMS95,92749.9%2,960
15Clinton Public School DistrictMS75,14856.0%2,885
16Columbus Municipal School DistrictMS73,01192.5%2,785
17Pascagoula-Gautier School DistrictMS176,57942.2%2,774
18Sunflower County Consolidated School DistrictMS112,80793.5%2,624
19Greenville Public School DistrictMS103,26477.7%2,535
20Canton Public SchoolsMS73,15777.3%2,441
21South Panola School DistrictMS64,22054.9%2,315
22Holmes County ConsolidatedMS72,30098.0%2,255
23Natchez-Adams School DistrictMS62,55488.3%2,254
24Laurel School DistrictMS62,62080.8%2,116
25West Point Consolidated School DistrictMS62,52879.5%2,011
26Lowndes County School DistrictMS85,26137.2%1,959
27Cleveland School DistrictMS82,79368.9%1,924
28Grenada School DistrictMS33,86349.2%1,901
29Lauderdale County School DistrictMS115,94032.0%1,898
30McComb School DistrictMS62,12189.0%1,888
31BILOXI PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTMS85,69932.8%1,872
32Lee CountyMS136,34329.5%1,871
33Jones County School DistrictMS98,69319.7%1,714
34Pearl Public SchoolsMS54,25839.9%1,697
35MS Achievement SD Of Yazoo CityMS31,82492.1%1,679
36Wayne County School DistrictMS62,97754.5%1,623
37Brookhaven School DistrictMS52,43265.3%1,587
38Oxford School DistrictMS74,76332.5%1,548
39Simpson County School DistrictMS62,79753.6%1,498
40Louisville Municipal School DistrictMS62,41361.7%1,489
41Leake County School DistrictMS52,40859.6%1,435
42Tunica School DistrictMS51,59887.2%1,394
43Clarksdale Municipal School DistrictMS71,85772.9%1,353
44Scott County School DistrictMS83,98933.3%1,328
45South Pike School DistrictMS51,46185.5%1,249
46Kosciusko School DistrictMS51,97360.5%1,194
47Covington County School DistrictMS72,49247.2%1,175
48Moss Point School DistrictMS41,61170.5%1,136
49Marshall County School DistrictMS82,76941.0%1,135
50Western Line SchoolsMS41,73963.7%1,107

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