Of the 2,877 students enrolled in Lafayette County School District in the 2023-24 school year, 73.8% were white, according to the Mississippi Department of Education.
This is a 0.2% decrease from the previous school year.
Among the four schools in the district, Lafayette High School had the largest enrollment of white students in the 2023-24 school year.
A snapshot of Lafayette County School District’s student body showed that 73.8% of students were white, 19.5% were Black, 3.7% were multiracial, and 2.4% were Hispanic.
Lafayette County School District roughly covers four 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lafayette Elementary School | 0% | 17.7% | 0% | 8.4% | 73.9% |
| Lafayette High School | 0% | 22.2% | 2.3% | 2.1% | 73.4% |
| Lafayette Middle School | 0% | 18.9% | 0% | 5.7% | 75.4% |
| Lafayette Upper Elementary School | 0% | 18.5% | 0% | 8.4% | 73.1% |
