Of the 4,790 students enrolled in Oxford School District in the 2023-24 school year, 46% were white, according to the Mississippi Department of Education.
This is a 0.4% decrease from the previous school year.
Among the six schools in the district, Oxford High School had the largest enrollment of white students in the 2023-24 school year.
A snapshot of Oxford School District’s student body showed that 48.4% of students were white, 33.7% were Black, 8.7% were Hispanic, 5% were multiracial, and 4.2% were 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.
| School | % Asian | % Black or African American | % Hispanic or Latino | % Multiracial | % White |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bramlett Elementary School | 4.6% | 35.5% | 8.8% | 5.8% | 45.3% |
| Central Elementary School | 0% | 30.7% | 9.1% | 11.1% | 49.1% |
| Della Davidson Elementary School | 0% | 31.4% | 8.5% | 10.1% | 50.0% |
| Oxford High School | 0% | 35.3% | 8.4% | 6.7% | 49.6% |
| Oxford Intermediate School | 5.7% | 34.1% | 7.2% | 4.5% | 48.5% |
| Oxford Middle School | 0% | 33.2% | 8.9% | 9.7% | 48.2% |
