Holmes County Consolidated School District

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Holmes County Consolidated School District
Holmes Co Schools logo.png
Address
313 Olive Street
Lexington
, Mississippi, 39095
United States
District information
TypePublic
GradesPreK–12 [1]
NCES District ID 2800195 [1]
Students and staff
Students2,641 [1]
Teachers190.17 (FTE) [1]
Staff224.56 (FTE) [1]
Student–teacher ratio13.89 [1]
Other information
Website www.holmesccsd.org

The Holmes County Consolidated School District (HCCSD), formerly the Holmes County School District, is a public school district based in Lexington, Mississippi (USA). The district covers all of Holmes County, including the City of Durant area previously served by the Durant Public School District. [2] Effective July 1, 2018 the Holmes County and Durant school districts consolidated into the Holmes County Consolidated School District. [3]

Contents

As of 2016 the district had a per student spending rate, adjusted for regional cost differentiation, of $8,368, $3,500 under the U.S. average. The district received, for every student, $1,500 as per Title I. Its student body is among the poorest in the United States. [4]

Schools

High school:

PreK-8:

Other:

Former schools:

Demographics

2006-07 school year

There were a total of 3,508 students enrolled in the Holmes 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 99.86% African American, 0.06% White, and 0.09% Asian. [10] 93.2% of the district's students were eligible to receive free lunch. [11]

Previous school years

In 1968 there were 771 white students in the county school system. Desegregation occurred in 1969, and that year the white student population decreased to 228. In 1970 no white students were enrolled. [12]

School YearEnrollmentGender MakeupRacial Makeup
FemaleMaleAsianAfrican
American		HispanicNative
American		White
2005-06 [10] 3,47950%50%0.03%99.98%0.09%–0.06%
2004-05 [10] 3,55750%50%0.11%99.63%0.06%–0.20%
2003-04 [10] 3,55750%50%0.03%99.86%0.06%–0.06%
2002-03 [13] 3,65350%50%0.03%99.95%0.03%––

Accountability statistics

2006-07 [14] 2005-06 [15] 2004-05 [16] 2003-04 [17] 2002-03 [18]
District Accreditation StatusProbationProbationAdvisedAccreditedAccredited
School Performance Classifications
Level 5 (Superior Performing) Schools00000
Level 4 (Exemplary) Schools00120
Level 3 (Successful) Schools32125
Level 2 (Under Performing) Schools14321
Level 1 (Low Performing) Schools30100
Not Assigned00000

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for HOLMES COUNTY CONSOLIDATED SD". National Center for Education Statistics . Institute of Education Sciences . Retrieved 2022-03-05.
  2. ↑ "Map of Holmes County, MS school districts, 2010." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on July 9, 2017.
  3. ↑ "School District Consolidation in Mississippi Archived 2017-07-02 at the Wayback Machine ." Mississippi Professional Educators. December 2016. Retrieved on July 2, 2017. Page 2 (PDF p. 3/6).
  4. ↑ Boger, Paul. "Feds Are Underfunding Mississippi Schools?." Mississippi Public Radio. May 2, 2016. Retrieved on July 9, 2017.
  5. ↑ "Goodman-Pickens History." Goodman-Pickens Elementary School. May 4, 2006. Retrieved on July 9, 2017.
  6. ↑ "Schools." Holmes County School District. July 28, 2014. Retrieved on July 9, 2017. "Mileston Middle School 147 Headstart Road Tchula, MS 39169 " and "Lexington Elementary School 209 Pine Street Lexington, MS 39095"
  7. ↑ Home. Mileston Elementary School. March 22, 2006. Retrieved on July 9, 2017. "147 Headstart Rd. Tchula, MS 39169"
  8. ↑ "Mission." Mileston Elementary School. May 4, 2006. Retrieved on July 9, 2017.
  9. ↑ "Welcome to LES Library." Lexington Elementary School. October 9, 2006. Retrieved on July 9, 2017.
  10. 1 2 3 4 "Mississippi Assessment and Accountability Reporting System". Office of Research and Statistics, Mississippi Department of Education. Archived from the original on 2007-03-23.
  11. ↑ "2006-07 State, District, and School Enrollment by Race/Gender with Poverty Data" (XLS). Mississippi Department of Education. 2008-01-16. Retrieved 2008-05-18.[ dead link ]
  12. ↑ Ballmer, Randall (2014-05-27). "The Real Origins of the Religious Right". Politico . Retrieved 2017-03-21.
  13. ↑ "Mississippi Report Card for 2002-2003". Office of Educational Accountability, Mississippi Department of Education. 2004-09-02. Archived from the original on 2007-08-12. Retrieved 2007-08-31.
  14. ↑ "2007 Results" (PDF). Mississippi Statewide Accountability System. Mississippi Department of Education. 2007-09-13. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-11-27. Retrieved 2007-09-15.
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