Of the 110 students enrolled in MS School for the Blind and Deaf in the 2023-24 school year, 64.5% were Black, according to the Mississippi Department of Education.
This is a 1% decrease from the previous school year.
Among the two schools in the district, Mississippi School for the Deaf had the largest enrollment of Black students in the 2023-24 school year.
A snapshot of MS School for the Blind and Deaf’s student body showed that 64.6% of students were Black and 22.7% were white.
MS School for the Blind and Deaf roughly covers two 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.
| School | % Asian | % Black or African American | % Hispanic or Latino | % Multiracial | % White |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi School for the Blind | 0% | 59.5% | 0% | 14.3% | 26.2% |
| Mississippi School for the Deaf | 0% | 67.7% | 0% | 11.7% | 20.6% |
