Students without disabilities at Choctaw County High School in 2021-22 school year considered prepared for college and their careers

Choctaw County High School showed 58.5% of its students without disabilities were prepared for college and future careers in the 2021-22 school year, according to the Mississippi Department of Education.

This is a 62% increase over the previous school year.

All graduating students in Mississippi are required to take the College and Career Readiness course, which is designed to teach life skills and create a portfolio of work from their studies.

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.

Student Group	% Who Passed College and Career Readiness
All	50%
Black or African American	6%
Economically Disadvantaged	31.8%
Female	42.4%
Male	57.8%
Non Economically Disadvantaged	88.1%
Non English Learners	50.8%
Students with Disabilities	12.5%
Students without Disabilities	58.5%
White	78.4%