This is a 3.6% decrease from the previous school year.
Terry High School had the highest enrollment in the district with 1,098 students.
A snapshot of Hinds County School District showed 87.8% of students were Black, 7% were white, 1.3% were Hispanic, and 1.1% multiracial.
Hinds County School District roughly covers nine schools within Covington County and has a main office in Collins.
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 Enrollment % | Black or African American % | Hispanic of Latino % | Multiracial % | White % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bolton-Edwards Elementary/Middle School | 0% | 90.3% | 0% | 9.7% | 0% |
| Byram Middle School | 0% | 92.8% | 0% | 1.9% | 5.3% |
| Carver Middle School | 0% | 71.0% | 0% | 29.0% | 0% |
| Gary Road Elementary School | 0% | 88.1% | 1.8% | 3.0% | 7.1% |
| Gary Road Intermediate School | 0% | 91.0% | 0% | 3.3% | 5.7% |
| Raymond Elementary School | 0% | 58.6% | 5.6% | 3.2% | 32.6% |
| Raymond High School | 0% | 85.3% | 0% | 4.3% | 10.4% |
| Terry High School | 0% | 94.8% | 0% | 1.8% | 3.4% |
| Utica Elementary/Middle School | 0% | 85.1% | 9.3% | 5.6% | 0% |
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