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What background was most represented in Oxford School District schools in 2021-22 school year?

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White students made up 50.8% of the 4,729 students enrolled in Oxford School District schools during the 2021-22 school year, making them the most represented ethnicity, according to the Mississippi Department of Education.

This is a 1.9% increase over the previous school year.

Oxford High School had the highest enrollment in the district with 1,346 students.

A snapshot of Oxford School District schools showed 50.8% of students were white, 34.1% were Black, 6.8% were Hispanic, 3.8% were multiracial, and 2.1% Asian.

Oxford School District roughly covers six 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 Oxford School District

White [50.8%]Black [34.1%]Hispanic [6.8%]Ethnicities <5% [5.9%]
Enrollment in Oxford School District Schools by Ethnicity in the 2021-22 School Year

SchoolAsian Enrollment %Black or African American %Hispanic of Latino %Multiracial %White %
Bramlett Elementary School0%34.2%6.1%8.1%51.6%
Central Elementary School4.9%31.0%8.7%6.3%49.1%
Della Davidson Elementary School5.3%33.3%6.3%4.6%50.5%
Oxford High School0%34.9%5.7%6.0%53.4%
Oxford Intermediate School0%33.2%7.6%8.9%50.3%
Oxford Middle School3.6%37.7%7.1%4.2%47.4%

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