This is a one% increase over the previous school year.
Lafayette High School had the highest enrollment in the district with 847 students.
A snapshot of Lafayette County School District schools showed 73.1% of students were white, 21.4% were Black, 1.8% were multiracial, and 1.2% Hispanic.
Lafayette County School District roughly covers four schools within Lafayette County and has a main office in Oxford.
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 a decade.
The nonpartisan Education Week also ranked Mississippi schools as C- in their most recent analysis.
Percentage Breakdown of Ethnic Representation in the 2021-22 School Year Enrollment in Lafayette County School District
Enrollment in Lafayette County School District Schools by Ethnicity in the 2021-22 School Year
| School | Asian Enrollment % | Black or African American % | Hispanic of Latino % | Multiracial % | White % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lafayette Elementary School | 0% | 17.5% | 0% | 7.1% | 75.4% |
| Lafayette High School | 0% | 25.9% | 2.2% | 2.1% | 69.8% |
| Lafayette Middle School | 0% | 22.0% | 3.3% | 1.2% | 73.5% |
| Lafayette Upper Elementary School | 0% | 19.7% | 0% | 5.8% | 74.5% |
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