demographics
White Students Fall Below 41% in Mississippi
White enrollment hit a record-low 40.5% of Mississippi public school students in 2026 as both white and Black groups decline.
Mississippi Education News & Data
district-spotlight
The Delta Is Losing a Third of Its Students
Six Mississippi Delta school districts have lost 5,687 students since 2016, a 34.8% decline that is 2.7 times the statewide rate.
enrollment
Mississippi Has Lost Students Every Year for a Decade
Ten consecutive years of decline have cost Mississippi 62,661 public school students, a 12.9% drop with no reversal in sight.
demographics
DeSoto County Crossed a Line in 2024
Mississippi's largest school district saw Black students overtake White enrollment for the first time in 2024, completing a demographic transformation two decades in the making.
district-spotlight
Jackson Lost 11,000 Students in a Decade
Once Mississippi's second-largest district, Jackson Public Schools has shed 39.4% of enrollment since 2016, closed 23 schools, and dropped to third in size.
enrollment
Mississippi Publishes 2025-26 Enrollment Data
MDE releases 2025-26 enrollment data showing 424,534 students statewide, down 10,725 from the prior year.