Jackson Public Schools
Mississippi's Kindergarten Classes Shrank 15%. High Schools Haven't Felt It Yet.
Every grade in Mississippi lost students over the last decade. But the losses are not evenly distributed. Grades 1 through 3 each lost between 18% and 20% of their enrollment since 2015-16. Twelfth gr...
87 Mississippi Districts Hit Record-Low Enrollment
Of Mississippi's 152 school districts, 87 enrolled fewer students in 2025-26 than in any previous year on record. That is 57.2% of all districts, the highest share since COVID emptied classrooms in 20...
Only 12 of 143 Districts Have Recovered from COVID
Five years after the pandemic emptied 23,390 seats from Mississippi's public schools in a single year, the state has not recovered a single one of them. It has lost 18,035 more.
White Students Fall Below 41% in Mississippi
For the first time in Mississippi Department of Education records, white students make up less than 41% of public school enrollment. The 2025-26 count puts them at 171,982, or 40.5% of the total, down...
Jackson Lost 11,000 Students in a Decade
In 2015-16, Jackson Public Schools enrolled 28,019 students, making it the second-largest district in Mississippi. A decade later, that number is 16,968. The district has lost 11,051 students, a 39.4%...