Of the 2,125 students enrolled in New Albany Public Schools schools in the 2023-24 school year, 49.9% were white, according to the Mississippi Department of Education.
This is a 1% decrease from the previous school year.
Among the three schools in the district, New Albany Elementary School had the largest enrollment of white students in the 2023-24 school year.
A snapshot of New Albany Public Schools’s student body showed that 49.9% of students were white, 25.6% were Black, 15.7% were Hispanic, 6.1% were multiracial, and 2.4% were 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 | % Black or African American | % Hispanic or Latino | % Multiracial | % White |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Albany Elementary School | 2.3% | 25.5% | 15.6% | 7.3% | 49.3% |
| New Albany High School | 0% | 26.7% | 15.3% | 7.3% | 50.7% |
| New Albany Middle School | 2.9% | 24.3% | 16.7% | 5.9% | 50.2% |
