Of the 1,081 students enrolled in Winona-Montgomery Consolidated District schools in the 2023-24 school year, 64.2% were Black, according to the Mississippi Department of Education.
This is a 1% increase over the previous school year.
Among the two schools in the district, Winona Elementary School had the largest enrollment of Black students in the 2023-24 school year.
A snapshot of Winona-Montgomery Consolidated District’s student body showed that 64.2% of students were Black, 31% were white, 2.9% were multiracial, and 1.4% were Hispanic.
Winona-Montgomery Consolidated District roughly covers two schools within Montgomery County and has a main office in Winona.
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 or Latino | % Multiracial | % White |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winona Elementary School | 0% | 63.6% | 0% | 4.9% | 31.5% |
| Winona Secondary School | 0% | 64.9% | 0% | 4.7% | 30.4% |
