2023-24 School Year: What were the backgrounds of Jackson Public School District students?

Of the 17,747 students enrolled in Jackson Public School District in the 2023-24 school year, 91.1% were Black, according to the Mississippi Department of Education.

This is a 0.5% decrease from the previous school year.

Among the 46 schools in the district, Murrah High School had the largest enrollment of Black students in the 2023-24 school year.

A snapshot of Jackson Public School District’s student body showed that 93.4% of students were Black, 3.7% were Hispanic, 1.5% were white, 1.3% were multiracial, and 0.1% were Asian.

Jackson Public School District roughly covers 46 schools and has a main office in Jackson.

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.