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Of the 3,252 students enrolled in Attala County schools in 2020-2021, 55.5% 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 1.9% increase over the previous school year.

Kosciusko Senior High School had the highest enrollment of Black or African American students in the 2020-2021 school year.

A snapshot of Attala County schools showed 55.5% students were Black or African American, 39.7% were White and 1.6% 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	-	19	-	-	79.2
Greenlee Attendance Center	-	27.7	-	-	69.9
Kosciusko Junior High School	-	60.7	3.2	-	33.9
Kosciusko Lower Elementary School	-	59.4	-	-	35.9
Kosciuszko Middle School	-	59.1	-	-	35.9
Kosciusko Senior High School	-	57.2	3.3	-	37.7
Kosciusko Upper Elementary School	-	54.6	3.5	-	37.4
Long Creek Attendance Center	-	95.5	-	-	-
McAdams Attendance Center	-	-	-	-	-

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