Most students in Hinds County schools are male in 2022-23 school year

By Hinds Today

Oct 7, 2024

Of the 31,378 students in Hinds County schools 50.9% were men and 49% were women, according to the Mississippi Department of Education.

The previous year, the student body across Hinds County schools was 50.8% men and 49% women.

Murrah High School in Jackson had the highest number of boys and girls enrolled.

There are 72 schools within the county.

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.

Enrollment in Hinds County by Gender Over the Years

Hinds County Schools by Gender in 2022-23 School Year

School	Men	Women
Murrah High School	643	683
Clinton High School	603	623
Terry High School	575	523
Forest Hill High School	489	502
Callaway High School	474	449
Jim Hill High School	448	460
Clinton Junior High School	431	440
Provine High School	389	385
Byram Middle School	410	362
Eastside Elementary School	375	386
Northside Elementary School	389	339
Clinton Park Elementary School	371	341
Gary Road Intermediate School	354	349
Gary Road Elementary School	326	346
Cardozo Middle School	347	278
Blackburn Middle School	330	284
Wingfield High School	307	301
Lanier High School	286	317
Joel E. Smilow Preparatory School	290	287
Raymond High School	313	257
Joel E. Smilow Collegiate	300	269
Reimagine Preparatory School	287	227
Chastain Middle School	261	238
Sumner Hill Junior High School	228	239
Pecan Park Elementary School	220	243
Lovett Elementary School	239	207
Bates Elementary School	222	208
Boyd Elementary School	209	196
Ambition Preparatory Charter School	208	187
Spann Elementary School	214	181
McWillie Elementary School	168	217
North Jackson Elementary School	191	192
McLeod Elementary School	203	175
Raymond Elementary School	185	192
Walton Elementary School	196	178
Bolton-Edwards Elementary/Middle School	183	178
Brinkley Middle School	192	162
Timberlawn Elementary School	182	171
Whitten Middle School	188	150
Galloway Elementary School	161	168
Sykes Elementary School	170	155
Utica Elementary/Middle School	155	167
Powell Middle School	161	159
Oak Forest Elementary School	173	145
Wilkins Elementary School	164	152
Peeples Middle School	156	142
Johnson Elementary School	154	136
Midtown Public Charter School	163	121
John Hopkins Elementary School	147	133
Casey Elementary School	133	146
Green Elementary School	142	131
Isable Elementary School	137	132
Lake Elementary School	128	120
Kirksey Middle School	110	137
Bailey Middle APAC School	101	146
Barack H. Obama Elementary School	107	132
Clausell Elementary School	120	111
Smith Elementary School	121	106
Raines Elementary School	128	96
Baker Elementary School	120	91
Van Winkle Elementary School	103	108
Marshall Elementary School	97	110
Northwest Middle School	93	113
Key Elementary School	105	94
Dawson Elementary School	105	87
Lester Elementary School	86	101
Shirley Elementary School	80	94
Carver Middle School	47	46
Mississippi School for the Deaf	40	38
Mississippi School for the Blind	21	23
Ida B. Wells APAC School	13	21
Williams School	-	-