Oxford Reporter

Of the 5,094 students enrolled in Union County schools in 2022-23 school year, 71.4% were white, according to the Mississippi Department of Education. This was the most represented ethnicity among Union County students.

This is a 0.1% increase over the previous school year.

Countywide, New Albany Elementary School had the largest enrollment of white students in the 2022-23 school year.

A snapshot of Union County schools showed that 71.4% of the students were white, 15.6% were Black or African American, 7.1% were Hispanic or Latino, 3.5% were multiracial and 0.3% were Asian.

There are seven schools within Union County.

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 %	Black or African American %	Hispanic of Latino %	Multiracial %	White %
New Albany Elementary School	0%	26.6%	16%	5.3%	49.7%
East Union Attendance Center	0%	8.7%	0%	3.7%	85.2%
Myrtle Attendance Center	0%	12.6%	0%	4.1%	80.7%
West Union Attendance Center	0%	2.3%	0%	0%	95.5%
Ingomar Attendance Center	0%	9.3%	4.1%	0%	83.6%
New Albany High School	0%	26.2%	14.9%	4.1%	53.1%
New Albany Middle School	2.7%	23.7%	16.4%	6.6%	50.6%