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% |
