Kosciusko School District

The Kosciusko School District is a public school district based in Kosciusko, Mississippi.

Kosciusko Senior High School
Address
415 Veterans Memorial Drive Kosciusko , (Attala County) , Mississippi 39090 United States
Coordinates	33°03′13″N89°34′06″W / 33.053502°N 89.568383°W / 33.053502; -89.568383
Information
Type	Public high school
Principal	Henry Coats
Staff	39.60 (FTE) [1]
Enrollment	588 [1]  (2023-24)
Student to teacher ratio	14.85 [1]
Color(s)	Maroon and white [2]
Nickname	Whippets [2]
Website	Kosciusko Senior High School

Schools

• Kosciusko Senior High School (Grades 9–12). Football player Marc Woodard went on to Mississippi State University and became a player on the Philadelphia Eagles team. Whippets are the school mascot. ^[3] Maroon and white are the school colors. ^[4]
• Kosciusko Junior High School (Grades 6–8)
• Kosciusko Upper Elementary School (Grades 4–5)
• Kosciusko Middle Elementary School (Grades 2–3)
• Kosciusko Lower Elementary School (Grades K-1)
• Kosciusko PreSchool School (Grades Preschool)

Demographics

2006-07 school year

There were a total of 2,169 students enrolled in the Kosciusko 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 47.26% African American, 50.62% White, 1.57% Hispanic, 0.51% Asian, and 0.05% Native American. [5] 50.9% of the district's students were eligible to receive free lunch. ^[6]

Previous school years

School Year	Enrollment	Gender Makeup		Racial Makeup
		Female	Male	Asian	African American	Hispanic	Native American	White
2005-06 [5]	2,120	48%	52%	0.52%	49.39%	1.42%	0.09%	48.58%
2004-05 [5]	2,091	47%	53%	0.48%	47.58%	1.00%	0.05%	50.88%
2003-04 [5]	2,085	48%	52%	0.38%	49.35%	0.82%	0.05%	49.40%
2002-03 [7]	2,089	48%	52%	0.38%	48.59%	1.10%	0.05%	49.88%

Accountability statistics

	2006-07 [8]	2005-06 [9]	2004-05 [10]	2003-04 [11]	2002-03 [12]
District Accreditation Status	Accredited	Accredited	Accredited	Accredited	Accredited
School Performance Classifications
Level 5 (Superior Performing) Schools	3	4	4	3	3
Level 4 (Exemplary) Schools	1	0	0	1	1
Level 3 (Successful) Schools	0	0	0	0	0
Level 2 (Under Performing) Schools	0	0	0	0	0
Level 1 (Low Performing) Schools	0	0	0	0	0
Not Assigned	1	1	1	1	1

See also

• List of school districts in Mississippi

References

1. "Kosciusko Senior High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved January 5, 2025.
2. "Kosciusko Senior High School". MaxPreps.com. Retrieved January 5, 2025.
3. "Kosciusko seniors make history | starherald.net • the Star-Herald • Kosciusko, Mississippi".
4. "Kosciusko (MS) High School Sports - Football, Basketball, Baseball, Softball, Volleyball, and more | MaxPreps".
5. "Mississippi Assessment and Accountability Reporting System". Office of Research and Statistics, Mississippi Department of Education. Archived from the original on March 23, 2007.
6. "2006-07 State, District, and School Enrollment by Race/Gender with Poverty Data" (XLS). Mississippi Department of Education. January 16, 2008. Retrieved May 18, 2008.^{[ dead link ‍]}
7. "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.
8. "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.
9. "2006 Results" (PDF). Mississippi Statewide Accountability System. Mississippi Department of Education. September 6, 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 17, 2007. Retrieved June 7, 2007.
10. "2005 Results" (PDF). Mississippi Statewide Accountability System. Mississippi Department of Education. September 9, 2005. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 13, 2006. Retrieved June 7, 2007.
11. "2004 Results" (PDF). Mississippi Statewide Accountability System. Mississippi Department of Education. September 26, 2004. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 5, 2007. Retrieved June 7, 2007.
12. "2003 Results" (PDF). Mississippi Statewide Accountability System. Mississippi Department of Education. November 21, 2003. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 11, 2006. Retrieved June 7, 2007.