Lafayette County School District (Mississippi)

Lafayette County School District (Mississippi)
100 Commodore DR Oxford , MS, 38655
District information
Grades	PK-12
NCES District ID	2802370 [1]
Students and staff
Students	2,877 (2023-24) [1]
Teachers	232.04 (FTE) [1]
Student–teacher ratio	12.40 [1]

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

The district serves Abbeville, Paris, Taylor, and Tula, as well as most unincorporated rural areas in Lafayette County. The district incorporates a few outerlying sections of Oxford. ^[2]

The district administration, middle school, and high school are along Commodore Drive in the city limits of Oxford. ^{[3] [4]}

Schools

Lafayette High School

All are in the Oxford city limits.

• Lafayette High School (Grades 9-12)
• Lafayette Middle School (Grades 7-8)
• Lafayette Upper Elementary School (Grades 3-6)
• Lafayette Lower Elementary School (Grades K-2)

Demographics

2006-07 school year

There were a total of 2,394 students enrolled in the Lafayette County School District during the 2006–2007 school year. The gender makeup of the district was 47% female and 53% male. The racial makeup of the district was 29.20% African American, 69.13% White, 1.42% Hispanic, 0.13% Native American, and 0.13% Asian. ^[5] 44.2% 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]	2,375	48%	52%	0.17%	29.60%	1.31%	0.13%	68.80%
2004-05 [5]	2,227	48%	52%	0.04%	29.55%	1.21%	0.04%	69.15%
2003-04 [5]	2,193	48%	52%	0.09%	29.09%	1.05%	0.05%	69.72%
2002-03 [7]	2,116	47%	53%	0.09%	31.33%	0.66%	0.09%	67.82%

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	1	1	1	1	1
Level 4 (Exemplary) Schools	2	2	1	2	2
Level 3 (Successful) Schools	0	0	1	0	0
Level 2 (Under Performing) Schools	0	0	0	0	0
Level 1 (Low Performing) Schools	0	0	0	0	0
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 LAFAYETTE CO SCHOOL DIST". National Center for Education Statistics . Institute of Education Sciences . Retrieved January 4, 2025.
2. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Lafayette County, MS" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved July 21, 2022. - Text list
3. Compare to the city maps:
   • "Contact Us". Oxford School District. Retrieved July 21, 2022. Lafayette County School District Superintendent's Office 100 Commodore Drive, Oxford, MS 38655
   • "Home". Lafayette High School. Retrieved July 21, 2022. 160 Commodore Drive, Oxford, MS 38655
   • "Home". Lafayette Middle School. Retrieved July 21, 2022. 102 Commodore Drive, Oxford, MS 38655
4. Oxford maps:
   • "2020 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Oxford city, MS" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. p. 2 (PDF p. 3/5). Retrieved July 21, 2022.
   • "Zoning Map" (PDF). City of Oxford. Retrieved July 21, 2022. - The interactive zoning map also shows the school complex as being in Oxford
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. "Overview of Lafayette County School District".
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.

External links

• Official website