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Of the 835 students enrolled in Carroll County schools in 2020-2021, 53.9% were Black or African American, according to the Mississippi Department of Education. This was the most represented ethnicity among Carroll County students.

This is a 2.9% decrease from the previous school year.

J. Z. George High School had the highest enrollment of Black or African American students in the 2020-2021 school year.

A snapshot of Carroll County schools showed 53.9% students were Black or African American, 39.3% were White, 2.8% were Hispanic or Latino and 1.3% were Two or More Races.

There are two schools in Carroll 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 %
J. Z. George High School	-	55.3	4.9	-	37.8
Marshall Elementary School	-	52	-	3	41.1

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