In 2019 it had 2,800 students, with 65% being African-American.[1]
In 2019 the district allowed parents to ask for specific teachers, a "parental request" system with black and white parents actively using it. As a result there are elementary classrooms that are majority white and some that are all black, which Adam Northam of The Clarion-Ledger states is a de factoracial segregation system.[1]
Schools
Brookhaven High School (Grades 9-12)
Alexander Junior High School (Grades 7-8)
Lipsey Middle School (Grades 5-6)
Brookhaven Elementary School (Grades 3-4)
Mamie Martin Elementary School (Grades K-2)
Fannie Mullins Alternative School
Demographics
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2006-07 school year
There were a total of 3,050 students enrolled in the Brookhaven School District during the 2006–2007 school year. The gender makeup of the district was 50% female and 50% male. The racial makeup of the district was 61.61% African American, 37.34% White, 0.43% Hispanic, 0.59% Asian, and 0.03% Native American.[2] 56.9% of the district's students were eligible to receive free lunch.[3]
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^"2007 Results"(PDF). Mississippi Statewide Accountability System. Mississippi Department of Education. September 13, 2007. Archived from the original(PDF) on November 27, 2007. Retrieved September 15, 2007.
^"2006 Results"(PDF). Mississippi Statewide Accountability System. Mississippi Department of Education. September 6, 2006. Archived from the original(PDF) on February 17, 2007. Retrieved May 24, 2007.
^"2005 Results"(PDF). Mississippi Statewide Accountability System. Mississippi Department of Education. September 9, 2005. Archived from the original(PDF) on December 13, 2006. Retrieved May 24, 2007.
^"2004 Results"(PDF). Mississippi Statewide Accountability System. Mississippi Department of Education. September 26, 2004. Archived from the original(PDF) on July 5, 2007. Retrieved May 24, 2007.
^"2003 Results"(PDF). Mississippi Statewide Accountability System. Mississippi Department of Education. November 21, 2003. Archived from the original(PDF) on December 11, 2006. Retrieved May 24, 2007.