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Of the 3,864 students enrolled in Grenada County schools in 2022-23 school year, 49.3% were Black or African American, according to the Mississippi Department of Education. This was the most represented ethnicity among Grenada County students.

This is a 1.0% increase over the previous school year.

Countywide, Grenada Elementary School had the largest enrollment of Black or African American students in the 2022-23 school year.

A snapshot of Grenada County schools showed that 49.3% of the students were Black or African American, 46.9% were white and 3.0% were multiracial.

There are three schools within Grenada 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 %
Grenada Elementary School	0%	47.1%	0%	3.6%	48.7%
Grenada High School	0%	51.3%	0%	2.5%	45.1%
Grenada Middle School	0%	51.9%	0%	2.4%	45%