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Of the 2,080 students enrolled in Calhoun County schools in 2022-23 school year, 49.8% were white, according to the Mississippi Department of Education. This was the most represented ethnicity among Calhoun County students.

This is a 3.9% decrease from the previous school year.

Countywide, Bruce High School had the largest enrollment of white students in the 2022-23 school year.

A snapshot of Calhoun County schools showed that 49.8% of the students were white, 29.4% were Black or African American, 12.8% were Hispanic or Latino and 3.2% were multiracial.

There are six schools within Calhoun 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	Asian %	Black or African American %	Hispanic of Latino %	Multiracial %	White %
Bruce High School	0%	31.4%	5.7%	2.4%	58.8%
Calhoun City High School	0%	50.8%	0%	6.8%	38.6%
Vardaman Elementary School	0%	10.6%	37.6%	3.3%	48.5%
Bruce Elementary School	0%	29.4%	0%	0%	62.7%
Vardaman High School	0%	0%	37.6%	0%	48.5%
Calhoun City Elementary School	0%	50%	0%	6.3%	38.4%