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Of the 3,338 students enrolled in Attala County schools in 2019-2020, 53.6% were Black or African American, according to the Mississippi Department of Education. This was the most represented ethnicity among Attala County students.

This is a 2.1% increase over the previous school year.

Kosciusko Senior High School had the highest enrollment of Black or African American students in the 2019-2020 school year.

A snapshot of Attala County schools showed 53.6% students were Black or African American, 42.2% were White and 1.3% were Hispanic or Latino.

There are nine schools in Attala County.

Mississippi has continually struggled with public education. The most recent Report Card on American Education, from a right-leaning think tank, gave the state a C-. This is consistent with ratings stretching back nearly one decade.

The nonpartisan Education Week also ranked Mississippi schools as C- in their most recent analysis.

School	Asian Enrollment %	Black or African American %	Hispanic of Latino %	Two or More Races %	White %
Ethel Attendance Center	-	21.1	-	-	77.8
Greenlee Attendance Center	-	23.7	-	-	74.5
Kosciusko Junior High School	-	59.3	3.1	-	35.9
Kosciusko Lower Elementary School	-	54.9	2.6	-	40.2
Kosciuszko Middle School	-	60.4	-	-	35.2
Kosciusko Senior High School	-	55	-	-	40.9
Kosciusko Upper Elementary School	-	53.7	4	-	39.8
Long Creek Attendance Center	-	95.6	-	-	-
McAdams Attendance Center	-	-	-	-	-

Some information provided by the Mississippi Department of Education may be incomplete.