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The public schools with the most Black students in Hinds County, Mississippi

Across Hinds County, Mississippi, 59 public schools are ranked here, ranked by the total number of Black or African American students enrolled. Murrah High School leads the list at 1,200, against a median of 378 across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Hinds County, Mississippi

Top Black students

1,200

Median Black students

378

MOST BLACK (COUNT) · HINDS COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI

#	School	City	District	Students	% Black	Black students
1	Murrah High School	Jackson, MS	Jackson Public Schools	1,259	95.3%	1,200
2	Terry High School	Terry, MS	Hinds County School District	1,127	93.3%	1,051
3	Forest Hill High School	Jackson, MS	Jackson Public Schools	1,139	91.7%	1,044
4	Callaway High School	Jackson, MS	Jackson Public Schools	994	95.9%	953
5	Jim Hill High School	Jackson, MS	Jackson Public Schools	975	95.4%	930
6	Lanier Junior/Senior High School	Jackson, MS	Jackson Public Schools	895	98.3%	880
7	Clinton High School	Clinton, MS	Clinton Public School District	1,339	59.5%	797
8	Provine High School	Jackson, MS	Jackson Public Schools	791	95.7%	757
9	Byram Middle School	Terry, MS	Hinds County School District	785	90.6%	711
10	Powell Middle School	Jackson, MS	Jackson Public Schools	704	97.3%	685
11	Gary Road Elementary	Byram, MS	Hinds County School District	717	90.7%	650
12	Gary Road Intermediate	Byram, MS	Hinds County School District	680	89.6%	609
13	Smilow Collegiate	Jackson, MS	Joel E. Smilow Collegiate	547	96.9%	530
14	Smilow Prep	Jackson, MS	Joel E. Smilow Prep	521	98.8%	515
15	Cardozo Middle School	Jackson, MS	Jackson Public Schools	531	93.8%	498
16	John Hopkins Elementary School	Jackson, MS	Jackson Public Schools	497	98.4%	489
17	Clinton Junior High School	Clinton, MS	Clinton Public School District	862	56.5%	487
18	Ambition Preparatory Charter School	Jackson, MS	Ambition Preparatory Charter School	563	85.8%	483
19	Peeples Middle School	Jackson, MS	Jackson Public Schools	541	83.2%	450
20	Walton Elementary School	Jackson, MS	Jackson Public Schools	457	97.4%	445
21	Reimagine Prep	Jackson, MS	Reimagine Prep	457	96.9%	443
22	Raymond High School	Raymond, MS	Hinds County School District	539	80.9%	436
23	Johnson Elementary School	Jackson, MS	Jackson Public Schools	444	98.2%	436
24	Oak Forest Elementary School	Jackson, MS	Jackson Public Schools	436	97.5%	425
25	Pecan Park Elementary School	Jackson, MS	Jackson Public Schools	510	83.3%	425
26	Clinton Park Elementary School	Clinton, MS	Clinton Public School District	746	56.0%	418
27	Wilkins Elementary School	Jackson, MS	Jackson Public Schools	434	93.8%	407
28	Bates Elementary School	Jackson, MS	Jackson Public Schools	482	84.0%	405
29	Midtown Public Charter School	Jackson, MS	Midtown Public Charter School	420	95.7%	402
30	Eastside Elementary School	Clinton, MS	Clinton Public School District	747	50.6%	378
31	Boyd Elementary School	Jackson, MS	Jackson Public Schools	424	88.7%	376
32	Northside Elementary School	Clinton, MS	Clinton Public School District	683	52.9%	361
33	Green Elementary School	Jackson, MS	Jackson Public Schools	365	97.8%	357
34	Revive Collegiate	Jackson, MS	Revive	367	96.2%	353
35	Kirksey Middle School	Jackson, MS	Jackson Public Schools	389	87.4%	340
36	North Jackson Elementary School	Jackson, MS	Jackson Public Schools	346	97.7%	338
37	Spann Elementary School	Jackson, MS	Jackson Public Schools	433	77.8%	337
38	McLeod Elementary School	Jackson, MS	Jackson Public Schools	343	95.3%	327
39	Blackburn Middle School	Jackson, MS	Jackson Public Schools	317	97.8%	310
40	McWillie Elementary School	Jackson, MS	Jackson Public Schools	414	71.7%	297
41	Bolton-Edwards Elem Middle School	Bolton, MS	Hinds County School District	335	87.2%	292
42	Bailey APAC Middle School	Jackson, MS	Jackson Public Schools	318	90.6%	288
43	Galloway Elementary School	Jackson, MS	Jackson Public Schools	296	97.0%	287
44	Timberlawn Elementary School	Jackson, MS	Jackson Public Schools	295	95.6%	282
45	Casey Elementary School	Jackson, MS	Jackson Public Schools	308	90.9%	280
46	Utica Elem Mid School	Utica, MS	Hinds County School District	304	82.6%	251
47	Van Winkle Elementary School	Jackson, MS	Jackson Public Schools	275	90.5%	249
48	Key Elementary School	Jackson, MS	Jackson Public Schools	259	93.8%	243
49	Sumner Hill Junior High School	Clinton, MS	Clinton Public School District	396	59.9%	237
50	Barack Obama Elementary School	Jackson, MS	Jackson Public Schools	242	97.5%	236

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