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MS School for the Blind and Deaf welcomes 122 students in 2022-23 school year

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Dr. Lance Evans Mississippi Superintendent of Education | https://www.mdek12.org/sites/default/files/inline-images/dr._lance_evans_2.png

Dr. Lance Evans Mississippi Superintendent of Education | https://www.mdek12.org/sites/default/files/inline-images/dr._lance_evans_2.png

MS School for the Blind and Deaf welcomed 122 students in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Mississippi Department of Education.

This is a 3.4% increase over the previous school year.

Mississippi School for the Deaf had the highest enrollment in the district with 78 students.

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 46.9%, followed by white students at 42.1%.

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.

Enrollment Numbers per District

DistrictDistricts’ city with main officeEnrollment
Aberdeen School DistrictAberdeen998
Alcorn School DistrictCorinth3,188
Ambition PreparatoryJackson395
Amite County School DistrictLiberty853
Amory School DistrictAmory1,518
Attala County School DistrictKosciusko1,004
Baldwyn School DistrictBaldwyn756
Bay St Louis Waveland School DistrictBay St. Louis1,672
Benton County School DistrictAshland961
Biloxi Public School DistrictBiloxi5,812
Booneville School DistrictBooneville1,321
Brookhaven School DistrictBrookhaven2,586
Calhoun County School DistrictPittsboro2,080
Canton Public School DistrictCanton3,166
Carroll County School DistrictCarrollton805
Chickasaw County School DistrictHouston2,214
Choctaw County School DistrictAckerman1,230
Claiborne County School DistrictPort Gibson1,188
Clarksdale CollegiateClarksdale511
Clarksdale Municipal School DistrictClarksdale2,118
Cleveland School DistrictCleveland2,818
Clinton Public School DistrictClinton5,211
Coahoma County School DistrictClarksdale988
Coffeeville School DistrictCoffeeville417
Columbia School DistrictColumbia1,646
Columbus Municipal School DistrictColumbus3,090
Copiah County School DistrictHazlehurst2,205
Corinth School DistrictCorinth2,490
Covington County School DistrictCollins2,609
Desoto County School DistrictHernando35,003
East Jasper Consolidated School DistrictHeidelberg755
East Tallahatchie Consolidated School DistrictCharleston853
Enterprise School DistrictEnterprise955
Forest Municipal School DistrictForest1,645
Forrest County Agricultural High SchoolBrooklyn611
Forrest County School DistrictHattiesburg2,129
Franklin County School DistrictMeadville1,211
George County School DistrictLucedale4,165
Greene County School DistrictLeakesville1,640
Greenville Public School DistrictGreenville3,542
Greenwood-Leflore Consolidated School DistrictGreenwood4,030
Grenada School DistrictGrenada3,864
Gulfport School DistrictGulfport6,113
Hancock County School DistrictKiln4,060
Harrison County School DistrictGulfport14,355
Hattiesburg Public School DistrictHattiesburg3,667
Hazlehurst City School DistrictHazlehurst1,368
Hinds County School DistrictRaymond4,968
Hollandale School DistrictHollandale548
Holly Springs School DistrictHolly Springs1,025
Holmes Consolidated School DistrictLexington2,544
Humphreys County School DistrictBelzoni1,207
Itawamba County School DistrictFulton3,375
Jackson County School DistrictVancleave8,906
Jackson Public School DistrictJackson18,710
Jefferson County School DistrictFayette1,063
Jefferson Davis County School DistrictPrentiss1,235
Joel E. Smilow CollegiateJackson569
Jones County School DistrictEllisville8,524
Kemper County School DistrictDe Kalb884
Kosciusko School DistrictKosciusko2,123
Lafayette County School DistrictOxford2,872
Lamar County School DistrictPurvis10,276
Lauderdale County School DistrictMeridian5,910
Laurel School DistrictLaurel2,712
Lawrence County School DistrictMonticello1,696
Leake County School DistrictCarthage2,532
Lee County School DistrictTupelo6,303
Leflore Legacy AcademyGreenwood241
Leland School DistrictLeland700
Lincoln County School DistrictBrookhaven2,795
Long Beach School DistrictLong Beach2,929
Louisville Municipal School DistrictLouisville2,523
Lowndes County School DistrictColumbus5,261
Madison County School DistrictRidgeland13,162
Marion County School DistrictColumbia1,904
Marshall County School DistrictHolly Springs2,777
Mccomb School DistrictMc Comb2,140
Mdhs Division Of Youth ServicesRaymond28
Meridian Public School DistrictMeridian4,614
Midtown Public Charter SchoolJackson284
Monroe County School DistrictAmory2,119
Moss Point Separate School DistrictMoss Point1,569
Ms Sch For Math And ScColumbus231
Ms School For The ArtsBrookhaven86
MS School for the Blind and DeafJackson122
Natchez-Adams School DistrictNatchez2,842
Neshoba County School DistrictPhiladelphia3,038
Nettleton School DistrictNettleton1,112
New Albany Public SchoolsNew Albany2,114
Newton County School DistrictDecatur1,688
Newton Municipal School DistrictNewton816
North Bolivar Consolidated School DistrictMound Bayou780
North Panola School DistrictSardis1,219
North Pike School DistrictSummit2,245
North Tippah School DistrictFalkner1,286
Noxubee County School DistrictMacon1,397
Ocean Springs School DistrictOcean Springs5,861
Okolona Separate School DistrictOkolona511
Oxford School DistrictOxford4,766
Pascagoula Gautier School DistrictPascagoula6,565
Pass Christian Public School DistrictPass Christian1,944
Pearl Public School DistrictPearl4,216
Pearl River County School DistrictCarriere3,284
Perry County School DistrictNew Augusta933
Petal School DistrictPetal4,392
Philadelphia Public School DistrictPhiladelphia829
Picayune School DistrictPicayune3,431
Pontotoc City School DistrictPontotoc2,302
Pontotoc County School DistrictPontotoc3,466
Poplarville Separate School DistrictPoplarville1,909
Prentiss County School DistrictBooneville2,278
Quitman County School DistrictMarks852
Quitman School DistrictQuitman1,593
Rankin County School DistrictBrandon18,720
Reimagine PrepJackson514
Richton School DistrictRichton597
Roger Amos Mcmurtry AdmGulfport21
Scott County School DistrictForest3,989
Senatobia Municipal School DistrictSenatobia1,666
Simpson County School DistrictMendenhall3,008
Smilow PrepJackson577
Smith County School DistrictRaleigh2,443
South Delta School DistrictRolling Fork604
South Panola School DistrictBatesville4,313
South Pike School DistrictMagnolia1,557
South Tippah School DistrictRipley2,485
Starkville- Oktibbeha Consolidated School DistrictStarkville4,894
Stone County School DistrictWiggins2,518
Sunflower County Consolidate School DistrictIndianola2,929
Tate County School DistrictColdwater2,014
Tishomingo County School DistrictIuka2,897
Tunica County School DistrictTunica1,671
Tupelo Public School DistrictTupelo7,132
Union County School DistrictNew Albany2,980
Union Public School DistrictUnion927
Vicksburg Warren School DistrictVicksburg6,862
Walthall County School DistrictTylertown1,684
Water Valley School DistrictWater Valley1,041
Wayne County School DistrictWaynesboro2,900
Webster County School DistrictEupora1,739
West Bolivar Consolidated School DistrictRosedale938
West Jasper Consolidated SchoolsBay Springs1,411
West Point Consolidated School DistrictWest Point2,609
West Tallahatchie School DistrictWebb513
Western Line School DistrictAvon1,632
Wilkinson County School DistrictWoodville891
Winona-Montgomery Consolidated DistrictWinona1,144
Yazoo City Municipal School DistrictYazoo City2,029
Yazoo County School DistrictYazoo City1,320

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