This is a 2.2% increase over the previous school year.
South Panola High School had the highest enrollment in the district with 1,174 students.
A snapshot of South Panola School District showed 55.6% of students were Black, 38.7% were white, 2.7% were multiracial, and 1.1% Hispanic.
South Panola School District roughly covers six schools within Panola County and has a main office in Batesville.
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.
| School | Asian Enrollment % | Black or African American % | Hispanic of Latino % | Multiracial % | White % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batesville Elementary School | 0% | 62.7% | 3.2% | 2.5% | 31.6% |
| Batesville Intermediate School | 0% | 61.3% | 0% | 4.7% | 34.0% |
| Batesville Junior High School | 0% | 60.6% | 0% | 7.6% | 31.8% |
| Batesville Middle School | 0% | 62.4% | 0% | 9.1% | 28.5% |
| Pope Elementary School | 0% | 17.5% | 0% | 1.0% | 81.5% |
| South Panola High School | 0% | 59.3% | 2.0% | 3.3% | 35.4% |
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