Of the 30,077 students enrolled in Hinds County schools in 2023-24 school year, 85.3% were Black or African American, according to the Mississippi Department of Education. This was the most represented ethnicity among Hinds County students.
This is a 3.7% decrease from the previous school year.
Countywide, Clinton High School had the largest enrollment of Black or African American students in the 2023-24 school year.
There are 68 schools within Hinds 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.
Due to missing or insufficient enrollment data, some schools were not included in the analysis.
| School | Asian % | Black or African American % | Hispanic or Latino % | Multiracial % | White % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clinton High School | 4.9% | 56.9% | 3.9% | 0% | 33% |
| Murrah High School | 0% | 94.2% | 2.3% | 0% | 1.8% |
| Terry High School | 0% | 95.7% | 0% | 0% | 3.1% |
| Callaway High School | 0% | 95.3% | 2.7% | 1.7% | 0% |
| Forest Hill High School | 0% | 95.9% | 2.3% | 0% | 0% |
| Jim Hill High School | 0% | 97.8% | 1.7% | 0% | 0% |
| Clinton Junior High School | 5.5% | 54.8% | 2.1% | 1.5% | 35.2% |
| Lanier High School | 0% | 99.1% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Byram Middle School | 0% | 92.5% | 0% | 1.6% | 4.7% |
| Provine High School | 0% | 96.5% | 3.1% | 0% | 0% |
| Clinton Park Elementary School | 5.8% | 54.7% | 4% | 4.7% | 30.6% |
| Eastside Elementary School | 7.7% | 51.8% | 3.7% | 5.3% | 31.2% |
| Gary Road Elementary School | 0% | 89.8% | 0% | 2.4% | 6.4% |
| Northside Elementary School | 5.6% | 51.8% | 4.2% | 3.9% | 34.4% |
| Gary Road Intermediate School | 0% | 90.6% | 0% | 1.9% | 5.7% |
| Wingfield High School | 0% | 92.5% | 5.9% | 0% | 0% |
| Cardozo Middle School | 0% | 93.2% | 3.5% | 0% | 0% |
| Joel E. Smilow Collegiate | 0% | 97.7% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Joel E. Smilow Preparatory School | 0% | 98.8% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Raymond High School | 0% | 85.3% | 0% | 0% | 10.8% |
| Reimagine Preparatory School | 0% | 97.7% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Blackburn Middle School | 0% | 97.4% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Chastain Middle School | 0% | 90.1% | 7.3% | 0% | 0% |
| Ambition Preparatory Charter School | 0% | 98.9% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Sumner Hill Junior High School | 4.3% | 59.2% | 0% | 0% | 32.3% |
| Bates Elementary School | 0% | 83.9% | 11.3% | 2.5% | 0% |
| McWillie Elementary School | 0% | 70.2% | 0% | 6.2% | 21.7% |
| Lovett Elementary School | 5.2% | 59.8% | 3.1% | 0% | 29.5% |
| Spann Elementary School | 0% | 76.6% | 20% | 0% | 0% |
| Powell Middle School | 0% | 97.3% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Midtown Public Charter School | 0% | 94.6% | 3% | 0% | 0% |
| McLeod Elementary School | 0% | 96.1% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Walton Elementary School | 0% | 99.1% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Bolton-Edwards Elementary/Middle School | 0% | 90.2% | 0% | 4.9% | 0% |
| Boyd Elementary School | 0% | 92.4% | 5.6% | 0% | 0% |
| Pecan Park Elementary School | 0% | 80.6% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| North Jackson Elementary School | 0% | 97.9% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Timberlawn Elementary School | 0% | 96% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Sykes Elementary School | 0% | 71.6% | 27.2% | 0% | 0% |
| Galloway Elementary School | 0% | 98.1% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Wilkins Elementary School | 0% | 96.2% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Oak Forest Elementary School | 0% | 98.4% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Utica Elementary/Middle School | 0% | 87.1% | 7.3% | 0% | 0% |
| Whitten Middle School | 0% | 75.8% | 20.9% | 0% | 0% |
| Barack H. Obama Elementary School | 0% | 96.6% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Green Elementary School | 0% | 96.6% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Shirley Elementary School | 0% | 92.9% | 0% | 3.6% | 0% |
| John Hopkins Elementary School | 0% | 97.1% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Johnson Elementary School | 0% | 93.2% | 0% | 4.3% | 0% |
| Peeples Middle School | 0% | 97.4% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Bailey Middle APAC School | 0% | 89.5% | 0% | 0% | 6.4% |
| Casey Elementary School | 0% | 94% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Kirksey Middle School | 0% | 97.5% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Lake Elementary School | 0% | 94.4% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Van Winkle Elementary School | 0% | 97.4% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Clausell Elementary School | 0% | 96.9% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Smith Elementary School | 0% | 98.2% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Northwest Middle School | 0% | 95% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Raines Elementary School | 0% | 98.6% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Key Elementary School | 0% | 98% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Marshall Elementary School | 0% | 95.5% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Lester Elementary School | 0% | 94.1% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Mississippi School for the Deaf | 0% | 67.7% | 0% | 0% | 20.6% |
| Mississippi School for the Blind | 0% | 59.5% | 0% | 0% | 26.2% |
| Ida B. Wells APAC School | 0% | 70.6% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
