White students made up 49.8% of the 2,080 students enrolled in Calhoun County School District during the 2022-23 school year, making them the most represented ethnicity, according to the Mississippi Department of Education.
This is a 3.9% decrease from the previous school year.
Bruce High School had the highest enrollment in the district with 459 students.
A snapshot of Calhoun County School District showed 49.8% of students were white, 29.4% were Black, 12.8% were Hispanic, and 3.2% multiracial.
Calhoun County School District roughly covers six schools within Calhoun County and has a main office in Calhoun City.
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 Enrollment % | Black or African American % | Hispanic of Latino % | Multiracial % | White % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruce Elementary School | 0% | 29.4% | 0% | 7.9% | 62.7% |
| Bruce High School | 0% | 31.4% | 5.7% | 4.1% | 58.8% |
| Calhoun City Elementary School | 0% | 50.0% | 0% | 11.6% | 38.4% |
| Calhoun City High School | 0% | 50.8% | 0% | 10.6% | 38.6% |
| Vardaman Elementary School | 0% | 10.6% | 37.6% | 3.3% | 48.5% |
| Vardaman High School | 0% | 0% | 37.6% | 13.9% | 48.5% |
