Of the 1,999 students enrolled in Kosciusko School District in the 2023-24 school year, 61.9% were Black, according to the Mississippi Department of Education.
This is a 1.5% increase over the previous school year.
Among the five schools in the district, Kosciusko Senior High School had the largest enrollment of Black students in the 2023-24 school year.
A snapshot of Kosciusko School District’s student body showed that 61.9% of students were Black, 31.7% were white, 3.3% were Hispanic, and 2.3% were multiracial.
Kosciusko School District roughly covers five schools within Attala County and has a main office in Kosciusko.
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 | % Black or African American | % Hispanic or Latino | % Multiracial | % White |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kosciusko Junior High School | 0% | 59.1% | 3.6% | 4.7% | 32.6% |
| Kosciusko Lower Elementary School | 0% | 61.0% | 0% | 4.5% | 34.5% |
| Kosciusko Middle School | 0% | 65.7% | 0% | 5.6% | 28.7% |
| Kosciusko Senior High School | 0% | 61.9% | 4.6% | 2.5% | 31.0% |
| Kosciusko Upper Elementary School | 0% | 64.0% | 0% | 5.6% | 30.4% |
