Hinds Today

Among the ethnicities represented in Hinds County schools, Black was the most prevalent among the county students in the 2023-24 school year, according to the Mississippi Department of Education.

In the previous school year, Black students were also the most common group in Hinds County, representing 84.9% of the student body.

In the 2023-24 school year, the total number of students enrolled in public schools in the county dropped 5.5% when compared to the previous year.

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.

Due to missing or insufficient enrollment data, some schools were not included in the analysis.

School name	Most prevalent ethnicity	% of Total Student Population	Total Enrollment
Byram Middle School	Black	92.5%	810
Gary Road Intermediate School	Black	90.6%	680
Barack H. Obama Elementary School	Black	96.6%	292
Casey Elementary School	Black	94%	250
Terry High School	Black	95.7%	1,100
Blackburn Middle School	Black	97.4%	495
Joel E. Smilow Collegiate	Black	97.7%	569
Clinton High School	Black	56.9%	1,290
Kirksey Middle School	Black	97.5%	236
Sumner Hill Junior High School	Black	59.2%	471
Cardozo Middle School	Black	93.2%	573
Utica Elementary/Middle School	Black	87.1%	302
McWillie Elementary School	Black	70.2%	406
Reimagine Preparatory School	Black	97.7%	525
Van Winkle Elementary School	Black	97.4%	230
Gary Road Elementary School	Black	89.8%	716
Raymond High School	Black	85.3%	557
Boyd Elementary School	Black	92.4%	341
Forest Hill High School	Black	95.9%	942
Wingfield High School	Black	92.5%	590
Bolton-Edwards Elementary/Middle School	Black	90.2%	347
Whitten Middle School	Black	75.8%	301
Key Elementary School	Black	98%	195
Galloway Elementary School	Black	98.1%	317
Ambition Preparatory Charter School	Black	98.9%	472
Northwest Middle School	Black	95%	219
Lanier High School	Black	99.1%	863
John Hopkins Elementary School	Black	97.1%	279
Spann Elementary School	Black	76.6%	381
North Jackson Elementary School	Black	97.9%	329
Murrah High School	Black	94.2%	1,279
Smith Elementary School	Black	98.2%	222
Timberlawn Elementary School	Black	96%	325
Oak Forest Elementary School	Black	98.4%	305
Chastain Middle School	Black	90.1%	483
Sykes Elementary School	Black	71.6%	320
Pecan Park Elementary School	Black	80.6%	329
Provine High School	Black	96.5%	732
Jim Hill High School	Black	97.8%	876
Johnson Elementary School	Black	93.2%	279
Lake Elementary School	Black	94.4%	230
Lester Elementary School	Black	94.1%	168
Powell Middle School	Black	97.3%	372
Peeples Middle School	Black	97.4%	273
Eastside Elementary School	Black	51.8%	730
Green Elementary School	Black	96.6%	290
Wilkins Elementary School	Black	96.2%	315
Walton Elementary School	Black	99.1%	348
Callaway High School	Black	95.3%	955
Lovett Elementary School	Black	59.8%	383
McLeod Elementary School	Black	96.1%	363
Joel E. Smilow Preparatory School	Black	98.8%	564
Northside Elementary School	Black	51.8%	710
Midtown Public Charter School	Black	94.6%	369
Bates Elementary School	Black	83.9%	434
Shirley Elementary School	Black	92.9%	280
Clinton Junior High School	Black	54.8%	872
Ida B. Wells APAC School	Black	70.6%	34
Clinton Park Elementary School	Black	54.7%	731
Bailey Middle APAC School	Black	89.5%	267
Clausell Elementary School	Black	96.9%	228
Marshall Elementary School	Black	95.5%	176
Raines Elementary School	Black	98.6%	211
Mississippi School for the Deaf	Black	67.7%	68
Mississippi School for the Blind	Black	59.5%	42