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What background was most represented in Oxford School District in 2022-23 school year?

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White students made up 46.6% of the 4,766 students enrolled in Oxford School District during the 2022-23 school year, making them the most represented ethnicity, according to the Mississippi Department of Education.

This is a 7.6% decrease from the previous school year.

Oxford High School had the highest enrollment in the district with 1,345 students.

A snapshot of Oxford School District showed 46.6% of students were white, 33.3% were Black, 7.1% were Hispanic, 3.9% were multiracial, and 1.6% Asian.

Oxford School District roughly covers six schools within Lafayette County and has a main office in Oxford.

Mississippi's schools, with an enrollment of 436,523 in the 2023-24 academic year, are mostly divided between two ethnicities, with Black or African American students being the largest racial group at 46.86%, followed by white students at 42.14%.

Students in the state showed a significant improvement in the 2022-23 academic year, demonstrating sustained progress in their post-pandemic recovery. Overall, 87% of schools and 91% of districts achieved a grade of C or better, compared to 81% of schools and 87% of districts in the prior year.

Results from the 2022-23 Mississippi Academic Assessment Program (MAAP) showed students reaching an all-time high in all core subjects. Students better performed on the Math and English portion of the test, achieving grades around 5% better than in the previous year.

Percentage Breakdown of Ethnic Representation in the 2022-23 School Year Enrollment in Oxford School District

White [46.6%]Black [33.3%]Hispanic [7.1%]Ethnicities <5% [5.5%]
Enrollment in Oxford School District by Ethnicity in the 2022-23 School Year

SchoolAsian Enrollment %Black or African American %Hispanic of Latino %Multiracial %White %
Bramlett Elementary School0%35.2%6.7%8.5%49.6%
Central Elementary School5.5%34.2%6.2%5.0%49.1%
Della Davidson Elementary School0%32.1%9.9%11.6%46.4%
Oxford High School3.0%36.2%6.8%4.1%49.9%
Oxford Intermediate School0%35.1%9.2%9.0%46.7%
Oxford Middle School0%35.4%7.0%9.0%48.6%

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