Of the 7,408 students enrolled in Lafayette County schools in 2023-24 school year, 58.4% were white, according to the Mississippi Department of Education. This was the most represented ethnicity among Lafayette County students.
This is a 0.4% decrease from the previous school year.
Countywide, Oxford High School had the largest enrollment of white students in the 2023-24 school year.
A snapshot of Lafayette County schools showed that 58.4% of the students were white, 28.1% were Black or African American, 5.5% were Hispanic or Latino, 4.2% were multiracial and 0.7% were Asian.
There are 10 schools within Lafayette 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 or Latino % | Multiracial % | White % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oxford High School | 0% | 35.3% | 8.4% | 3.5% | 49.6% |
| Lafayette High School | 0% | 22.2% | 2.3% | 1.5% | 73.4% |
| Lafayette Upper Elementary School | 0% | 18.5% | 0% | 4.6% | 73.1% |
| Della Davidson Elementary School | 0% | 31.4% | 8.5% | 5.6% | 50% |
| Lafayette Elementary School | 0% | 17.7% | 0% | 5.1% | 73.9% |
| Bramlett Elementary School | 4.6% | 35.5% | 8.8% | 5.8% | 45.3% |
| Central Elementary School | 0% | 30.7% | 9.1% | 5.7% | 49.1% |
| Oxford Middle School | 0% | 33.2% | 8.9% | 5.4% | 48.2% |
| Lafayette Middle School | 0% | 18.9% | 0% | 3.6% | 75.4% |
| Oxford Intermediate School | 5.7% | 34.1% | 7.2% | 0% | 48.5% |
