Oxford Reporter

Of the 4,984 students enrolled in Union County schools in 2020-2021, 72.5% were White, according to the Mississippi Department of Education. This was the most represented ethnicity among Union County students.

This is a 0.1% decrease from the previous school year.

East Union Attendance Center had the highest enrollment of White students in the 2020-2021 school year.

A snapshot of Union County schools showed 72.5% students were White, 15.2% were Black or African American, 7% were Hispanic or Latino, 3.2% were Two or More Races and 0.8% were Asian.

There are seven schools in Union 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 %
East Union Attendance Center	-	6.3	-	2.5	88.3
Ingomar Attendance Center	-	8.6	4	-	84.7
Myrtle Attendance Center	-	13.8	2	4	80.2
New Albany Elementary School	2.8	26.2	14.3	5.7	51
New Albany High School	-	24.4	13.7	3.8	56
New Albany Middle School	2.2	28.3	14.1	6.1	49.3
West Union Attendance Center	-	-	1.8	-	95.7

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