Oxford Reporter

Of the 5,742 students enrolled in Panola County schools in 2019-2020, 64.8% were Black or African American, according to the Mississippi Department of Education. This was the most represented ethnicity among Panola County students.

This is unchanged from the previous school year.

South Panola High School had the highest enrollment of Black or African American students in the 2019-2020 school year.

A snapshot of Panola County schools showed 64.8% students were Black or African American, 31% were White, 1.7% were Two or More Races and 0.7% were Hispanic or Latino.

There are 10 schools in Panola County.

Mississippi has continually struggled with public education. The most recent Report Card on American Education, from a right-leaning think tank, gave the state a C-. This is consistent with ratings stretching back nearly one decade.

The nonpartisan Education Week also ranked Mississippi schools as C- in their most recent analysis.

School	Asian Enrollment %	Black or African American %	Hispanic of Latino %	Two or More Races %	White %
Batesville Elementary School	-	56.4	-	3.8	37
Batesville Intermediate School	-	65.6	-	4.1	26.7
Batesville Junior High School	-	63.4	2.1	2.9	31.2
Batesville Middle School	-	58.5	-	4.4	33.3
Como Primary School	-	95.2	-	-	3.2
Green Hill Intermediate	-	95.4	-	-	3.6
North Panola High School	-	96.8	-	-	2.7
North Panola Middle School	-	95.7	-	-	3.7
Pope Elementary School	-	17.3	-	-	80.5
South Panola High School	-	58.3	2	-	38.4

Some information provided by the Mississippi Department of Education may be incomplete.