Of the 4,972 students enrolled in Hinds County School District in the 2023-24 school year, 82.7% were Black, according to the Mississippi Department of Education.
This is a 0.4% increase over the previous school year.
Among the seven schools in the district, Terry High School had the largest enrollment of Black students in the 2023-24 school year.
A snapshot of Hinds County School District’s student body showed that 88.2% of students were Black, 7.8% were white, 2.3% were Hispanic, and 1.5% were multiracial.
Hinds County School District roughly covers seven schools within Hinds County and has a main office in Terry.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bolton-Edwards Elementary/Middle School | 0% | 90.2% | 0% | 9.8% | 0% |
| Byram Middle School | 0% | 92.5% | 0% | 2.8% | 4.7% |
| Gary Road Elementary School | 0% | 89.8% | 0% | 3.8% | 6.4% |
| Gary Road Intermediate School | 0% | 90.6% | 0% | 3.7% | 5.7% |
| Raymond High School | 0% | 85.3% | 0% | 3.9% | 10.8% |
| Terry High School | 0% | 95.7% | 0% | 1.2% | 3.1% |
| Utica Elementary/Middle School | 0% | 87.1% | 7.3% | 5.6% | 0% |
