This is a 0.2% decrease from the previous school year.
New Albany Elementary School had the highest enrollment in the district with 1,048 students.
A snapshot of New Albany Public Schools schools showed 50.9% of students were white, 25.8% were Black, 15.8% were Hispanic, 5.3% were multiracial, and 0.6% Asian.
New Albany Public Schools roughly covers three schools within Union County and has a main office in New Albany.
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 Enrollment % | Black or African American % | Hispanic of Latino % | Multiracial % | White % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Albany Elementary School | 0% | 26.6% | 16.0% | 7.7% | 49.7% |
| New Albany High School | 0% | 26.2% | 14.9% | 5.8% | 53.1% |
| New Albany Middle School | 2.7% | 23.7% | 16.4% | 6.6% | 50.6% |
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