Coahoma County School District

Coahoma County School District
Address
1555 Lee Drive Clarksdale , Mississippi, 38614 United States
District information
Type	Public
Grades	K–12 [1]
NCES District ID	2801110 [1]
Students and staff
Students	1,121 [1]
Teachers	89.78 (FTE) [1]
Staff	145.09 [1]
Student–teacher ratio	12.49 [1]
Other information
Website	www.coahomak12.org

The Coahoma County School District (CCSD) is a public school district with its administrative headquarters in Clarksdale, Mississippi (USA). ^[2]

The district serves the Coahoma County towns of Coahoma, Friars Point, Jonestown, Lula, and Lyon as well as the unincorporated community of Sherard and all other unincorporated areas; it does not serve areas within the City of Clarksdale. ^[3]

Schools

• Coahoma County Jr./Sr. High School (Clarksdale)
• Friars Point Elementary School (Friars Point)
• Jonestown Elementary School (Jonestown)
• Lyon Elementary School (Lyon)
• Sherard Elementary School (Sherard)

High school students also have the option of attending Coahoma Agricultural High School; that school is not a Coahoma County school district school, but instead is operated by Coahoma Community College.

Demographics

2006-07 school year

There were a total of 1,720 students enrolled in the Coahoma County 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 95.70% African American, 2.67% White, and 1.63% Hispanic. ^[4] 91.1% of the district's students were eligible to receive free lunch. ^[5]

Previous school years

School Year	Enrollment	Gender Makeup		Racial Makeup
		Female	Male	Asian	African American	Hispanic	Native American	White
2005-06 [4]	1,820	50%	50%	–	96.98%	1.32%	–	1.70%
2004-05 [4]	1,823	50%	50%	–	96.98%	1.10%	–	1.92%
2003-04 [4]	1,923	49%	51%	–	97.50%	1.25%	–	1.25%
2002-03 [6]	1,906	50%	50%	–	97.69%	1.00%	–	1.31%

Accountability statistics

	2006-07 [7]	2005-06 [8]	2004-05 [9]	2003-04 [10]	2002-03 [11]
District Accreditation Status	Accredited	Probation	Probation	Accredited	Accredited
School Performance Classifications
Level 5 (Superior Performing) Schools	0	0	0	0	0
Level 4 (Exemplary) Schools	0	1	2	0	0
Level 3 (Successful) Schools	1	2	2	1	3
Level 2 (Under Performing) Schools	4	2	2	4	1
Level 1 (Low Performing) Schools	0	0	0	1	2
Not Assigned	0	0	0	0	0

See also

• List of school districts in Mississippi

References

1. "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for COAHOMA COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT". National Center for Education Statistics . Institute of Education Sciences . Retrieved March 5, 2022.
2. "About Us Mission Archived 2017-07-21 at the Wayback Machine ." Coahoma County School District. Retrieved on July 4, 2017. "The Central Office of the Coahoma County School District is located at 1555 Lee Drive in Clarksdale, Mississippi."
3. "DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP (2010 CENSUS): Coahoma County, MS." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on July 6, 2017.
4. "Mississippi Assessment and Accountability Reporting System". Office of Research and Statistics, Mississippi Department of Education. Archived from the original on March 23, 2007.
5. "2006-07 State, District, and School Enrollment by Race/Gender with Poverty Data" (XLS). Mississippi Department of Education. January 16, 2008. Retrieved May 17, 2008.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
6. "Mississippi Report Card for 2002-2003". Office of Educational Accountability, Mississippi Department of Education. September 2, 2004. Archived from the original on August 12, 2007. Retrieved August 31, 2007.
7. "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.
8. "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.
9. "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.
10. "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.
11. "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.

External links

• Official website