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Of the 1,201 students enrolled in Montgomery County schools in 2020-2021, 62.4% were Black or African American, according to the Mississippi Department of Education. This was the most represented ethnicity among Montgomery County students.

This is a 0.4% decrease from the previous school year.

Winona Elementary School had the highest enrollment of Black or African American students in the 2020-2021 school year.

A snapshot of Montgomery County schools showed 62.4% students were Black or African American and 34.8% were White.

There are two schools in Montgomery 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 %
Winona Elementary School	-	61.8	-	-	34.8
Winona Secondary School	-	63.1	-	-	34.8

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