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Of the 2,256 students enrolled in Calhoun County schools in 2020-2021, 50.4% were White, according to the Mississippi Department of Education. This was the most represented ethnicity among Calhoun County students.

This is a 1.1% decrease from the previous school year.

Bruce High School had the highest enrollment of White students in the 2020-2021 school year.

A snapshot of Calhoun County schools showed 50.4% students were White, 28.8% were Black or African American, 12.8% were Hispanic or Latino and 2.5% were Two or More Races.

There are six schools in Calhoun 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 %
Bruce Elementary School	-	25.9	5.6	-	64.4
Bruce High School	-	34.1	4.6	-	58.9
Calhoun City Elementary School	-	47.1	-	10.3	36.1
Calhoun City High School	-	49.7	-	5.8	40.7
Vardaman Elementary School	-	-	36.4	-	49.4
Vardaman High School	-	9	39.6	-	49.6

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