Jefferson County School District (Mississippi)

Jefferson County School District
Address
942 Main Street Fayette , Mississippi, 39069 United States
District information
Type	Public
Grades	PreK–12 [1]
NCES District ID	2802220 [1]
Students and staff
Students	1,089 [1]
Teachers	76.48 (FTE) [1]
Staff	109.92 (FTE) [1]
Student–teacher ratio	14.24 [1]
Other information
Website	www.jcpsd.net

The Jefferson County School District is a public school district headquartered in Fayette, Mississippi (USA).

The district's boundaries parallel that of Jefferson County. ^[2]

Governance

The headquarters are in the Robert L. Williams Educational Administration Building in Fayette. ^[3]

Schools

• Jefferson County High School

In 2022 Jefferson County High School had 305 students. 98.7 percent were black. Test scores at the school in math and reading are well below the state average. ^[4] It used to be called Fayette High School. Tigers are the mascot. The school has won two district championships and no state championships in football. ^[5] State legislator Jeffery Harness and football player Louis Green are alumni.

• Jefferson County Junior High School
• Jefferson County Upper Elementary School
• Jefferson County Elementary School

Demographics

2006-07 school year

There were a total of 1,473 students enrolled in the Jefferson County School District during the 2006–2007 school year. The gender makeup of the district was 49% female and 51% male. The racial makeup of the district was 99.80% African American and 0.20% Asian. ^[6] All of the district's students were eligible to receive free lunch. ^[7]

Previous school years

School Year	Enrollment	Gender Makeup		Racial Makeup
		Female	Male	Asian	African American	Hispanic	Native American	White
2005-06 [6]	1,480	49%	51%	0.27%	99.73%	–	–	–
2004-05 [6]	1,516	49%	51%	0.07%	99.87%	–	–	0.07%
2003-04 [6]	1,593	49%	51%	–	99.94%	–	–	0.06%
2002-03 [8]	1,653	49%	51%	0.06%	99.94%	–	–	–

Accountability statistics

	2006-07 [9]	2005-06 [10]	2004-05 [11]	2003-04 [12]	2002-03 [13]
District Accreditation Status	Accredited	Accredited	Accredited	Accredited	Accredited
School Performance Classifications
Level 5 (Superior Performing) Schools	0	0	0	0	0
Level 4 (Exemplary) Schools	2	0	0	1	1
Level 3 (Successful) Schools	2	1	2	2	2
Level 2 (Under Performing) Schools	0	1	1	0	0
Level 1 (Low Performing) Schools	0	1	0	0	0
Not Assigned	0	0	0	0	0

See also

• Mississippi portal
• Schools portal

• List of school districts in Mississippi

References

1. "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for JEFFERSON CO SCHOOL DIST". National Center for Education Statistics . Institute of Education Sciences . Retrieved 2022-03-05.
2. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Jefferson County, MS" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved 2022-07-31. - Text list
3. "Home". Jefferson County School District. Retrieved 2022-07-31. Robert L. Williams Educational Administration Building 942 Main Street [...] Fayette, MS 39069
4. https://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/mississippi/districts/jefferson-county-school-district/jefferson-county-high-school-11308
5. https://www.ahsfhs.org/mississippi/Teams/teampage.asp?Team=Jefferson%20County
6. "Mississippi Assessment and Accountability Reporting System". Office of Research and Statistics, Mississippi Department of Education. Archived from the original on 2007-03-23.
7. "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 ]}
8. "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.
9. "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.
10. "2006 Results" (PDF). Mississippi Statewide Accountability System. Mississippi Department of Education. 2006-09-06. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-02-17. Retrieved 2007-06-07.
11. "2005 Results" (PDF). Mississippi Statewide Accountability System. Mississippi Department of Education. 2005-09-09. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-12-13. Retrieved 2007-06-07.
12. "2004 Results" (PDF). Mississippi Statewide Accountability System. Mississippi Department of Education. 2004-09-26. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-07-05. Retrieved 2007-06-07.
13. "2003 Results" (PDF). Mississippi Statewide Accountability System. Mississippi Department of Education. 2003-11-21. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-12-11. Retrieved 2007-06-07.

External links

• Official website