Oxford Reporter

Of the 1,458 students enrolled in Yalobusha County schools in 2022-23 school year, 54.4% were Black or African American, according to the Mississippi Department of Education. This was the most represented ethnicity among Yalobusha County students.

This is a 0.9% decrease from the previous school year.

Countywide, Davidson Elementary School had the largest enrollment of Black or African American students in the 2022-23 school year.

A snapshot of Yalobusha County schools showed that 54.4% of the students were Black or African American, 35.5% were white and 3.4% were multiracial.

There are four schools within Yalobusha 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 %
Davidson Elementary School	0%	44.3%	0%	6%	47.8%
Water Valley High School	0%	42.9%	0%	3.2%	52.5%
Coffeeville Elementary School	0%	74.1%	0%	0%	0%
Coffeeville High School	0%	92.4%	0%	0%	0%