Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) published racial demographics of school districts. 2006-07 school year There were a total of 31,941 students enrolled in the Jackson Public 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 97.51% African American, 1.83% White, 0.45% Hispanic, 0.18% Asian, and 0.03% Native American. 76.6% of the district's students were eligible to receive free lunch. Previous school years Accountability statistics School uniforms In April 2005, the district adopted a policy requiring elementary and middle school pupils to wear uniforms. See also List of school districts in Mississippi References Further reading The State Takeover of JPS - A series of articles from the Jackson Free Press Evers v. Jackson Municipal Separate School District, 232 F. Supp. 241 (S.D. Miss. 1964) External links Jackson Public School District Education in Hinds County, Mississippi School districts in Mississippi Education in Jackson, Mississippi School districts in the Jackson metropolitan area, Mississippi School districts established in 1888