Copiah County School District

Crystal Springs High School
Address
201 Newton Street Crystal Springs , (Copiah County) , Mississippi 39059 United States
Information
Type	Public high school
Principal	Bonnie Gatlin
Staff	25.34 (FTE) [1]
Enrollment	404 [1]  (2023-24)
Student to teacher ratio	15.94 [1]
Color(s)	Blue and gold [2]
Nickname	Tigers [2]
Website	cshs.copiah.ms

Wesson Attendance Center
Address
1048 Grove Street Wesson , (Copiah County) , Mississippi 39191 United States
Information
Type	Public high school
Principal	Tommy Clopton
Staff	59.36 (FTE) [3]
Number of students	858 (2023-2024) [3]
Student to teacher ratio	14.45 [3]
Color(s)	Blue, white and red [4]
Nickname	Cobras [4]
Website	wac.copiah.ms

The Copiah County School District is a public school district based in Copiah County, Mississippi (USA).

The district serves the communities of Crystal Springs, Wesson (the Copiah County portion), Georgetown, and Beauregard. ^[5]

Schools

• Crystal Springs
  • Crystal Springs Elementary School
  • Crystal Springs Middle School
  • Crystal Springs High School ^[6]
• Wesson, Mississippi
  • Wesson Attendance Center

The student body at Crystal Springs High School is 81 percent African American, 9 percent Hispanic, and 9 percent white. ^[6]

Demographics

2006-07 school year

There were a total of 2,914 students enrolled in the Copiah County School District during the 2006–2007 school year. The gender makeup of the district was 48% female and 52% male. The racial makeup of the district was 59.33% African American, 38.88% White, 1.65% Hispanic, and 0.14% Asian. ^[7] 64.7% of the district's students were eligible to receive free lunch. ^[8]

Previous school years

School Year	Enrollment	Gender Makeup		Racial Makeup
		Female	Male	Asian	African American	Hispanic	Native American	White
2005-06 [7]	3,038	48%	52%	0.20%	58.26%	1.58%	–	39.96%
2004-05 [7]	3,031	47%	53%	0.20%	58.96%	1.35%	–	39.49%
2003-04 [7]	3,069	48%	52%	0.20%	59.34%	1.08%	0.03%	39.36%
2002-03 [9]	3,160	48%	52%	0.19%	60.19%	0.73%	–	38.89%

Accountability statistics

	2006-07 [10]	2005-06 [11]	2004-05 [12]	2003-04 [13]	2002-03 [14]
District Accreditation Status	Accredited	Accredited	Accredited	Accredited	Accredited
School Performance Classifications
Level 5 (Superior Performing) Schools	0	1	0	0	0
Level 4 (Exemplary) Schools	1	0	1	1	1
Level 3 (Successful) Schools	0	3	2	1	1
Level 2 (Under Performing) Schools	3	0	1	2	2
Level 1 (Low Performing) Schools	0	0	0	0	0
Not Assigned	0	0	0	0	0

Alumni

• Royce Whittington was a star football player whose career continued through college. He was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in 1960 but after gaining a lot of weight was cut immediately by Vince Lombardi. ^[15]
• Don "Scooter" Purvis ^[16] running back at LSU including in 1958 championship team ^[17]
• Larry Grantham, Super Bowl III champion with the New York Jets.

See also

• List of school districts in Mississippi

References

1. "Crystal Springs High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 26, 2024.
2. "Crystal Springs High School". MaxPreps.com. Retrieved December 26, 2024.
3. "Wesson Attendance Center". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 26, 2024.
4. "Wesson High School". MaxPreps.com. Retrieved December 26, 2024.
5. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Copiah County, MS" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved September 27, 2024. - Text list
6. "Crystal Springs High". Usnews.com. Retrieved February 15, 2022.
7. "Mississippi Assessment and Accountability Reporting System". Office of Research and Statistics, Mississippi Department of Education. Archived from the original on March 23, 2007.
8. "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.^{[ dead link ‍]}
9. "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.
10. "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.
11. "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.
12. "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.
13. "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.
14. "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.
15. "Royce Whittington Tips the Scales during Training Camp at St. Norbert College · SNC and the Green Bay Packers". jds12tot.omeka.net.
16. "Teammates, loved ones honor LSU Legend Billy Cannon as he was — 'a true and living hero'". The Advertiser.
17. "Times have changed in college sports". Houma Today.

External links

• Copiah County School District