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Of the 3,127 students in Attala County schools 51.2% were men and 48.8% were women, according to the Mississippi Department of Education.

The previous year, the student body across Attala County schools was 51.1% men and 48.9% women.

Kosciusko Senior High School in Kosciusko had the highest number of boys and girls enrolled.

There are nine schools within the county.

Mississippi's schools, with an enrollment of 436,523 in the 2023-24 academic year, are mostly divided between two ethnicities, with Black or African American students being the largest racial group at 46.86%, followed by white students at 42.14%.

Students in the state showed a significant improvement in the 2022-23 academic year, demonstrating sustained progress in their post-pandemic recovery. Overall, 87% of schools and 91% of districts achieved a grade of C or better, compared to 81% of schools and 87% of districts in the prior year.

Results from the 2022-23 Mississippi Academic Assessment Program (MAAP) showed students reaching an all-time high in all core subjects. Students better performed on the Math and English portion of the test, achieving grades around 5% better than in the previous year.

School	Men	Women
Kosciusko Senior High School	295	309
Kosciusko Junior High School	254	246
Kosciusko Lower Elementary School	231	202
Kosciusko Upper Elementary School	152	150
Greenlee Attendance Center	154	137
Ethel Attendance Center	155	132
Kosciusko Middle School	150	134
Long Creek Attendance Center	126	119
McAdams Attendance Center	84	97