Oxford Reporter

Of the 5,488 students enrolled in Panola County schools in 2020-2021, 61.6% were Black or African American, according to the Mississippi Department of Education. This was the most represented ethnicity among Panola County students.

This is a 3.2% decrease from the previous school year.

South Panola High School had the highest enrollment of Black or African American students in the 2020-2021 school year.

A snapshot of Panola County schools showed 61.6% students were Black or African American, 31.1% were WHITE, 1.8% were Two or More Races and 0.7% were Hispanic or Latino.

There are nine 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	-	60.9	2.3	-	34.4
Batesville Intermediate School	-	63.3	-	4.9	27.3
Batesville Junior High School	-	63	-	4.1	30.3
Batesville Middle School	-	62.9	-	3.1	30.8
Como Primary School	-	94.1	-	-	-
North Panola High School	-	96.1	-	-	-
North Panola Middle School	-	96	-	-	-
Pope Elementary School	-	17.3	-	-	80.7
South Panola High School	-	57.3	2.1	1.6	38.6

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