Leake County School District

The Leake County School District is a public school district based in Carthage, Mississippi (USA). The district's boundaries parallel that of Leake County. ^[1]

History

Medgar Evers, Derrick Bell, and Winson Hudson helped lead efforts for civil rights in Leake County and to desegregate its schools.

Schools

• Leake Central High School (Grades 9-12)
• Leake County High School (Grades 7-12) in Walnut Grove, formerly South Leake High School ^[2]
• Leake Central Junior High School (Grades 6-8)
• Leake County Elementary School (Grades K-6)
• Leake Central Elementary School (Grades K-5)
• Leake County Career & Technical Center

Basketball player turned preacher Marcus Mann (basketball) and baseball player Art Gardner attended South Leake High School.

Demographics

2006-07 school year

There were a total of 3,326 students enrolled in the Leake 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 57.76% African American, 37.43% White, 3.19% Hispanic, 1.08% Native American, and 0.54% Asian. ^[3] 64.2% of the district's students were eligible to receive free lunch. ^[4]

Previous school years

School Year	Enrollment	Gender Makeup		Racial Makeup
		Female	Male	Asian	African American	Hispanic	Native American	White
2005-06 [3]	3,325	47%	53%	0.33%	58.14%	2.38%	1.11%	38.05%
2004-05 [3]	3,268	48%	52%	0.49%	58.63%	1.96%	1.32%	37.61%
2003-04 [3]	3,345	48%	52%	0.33%	58.00%	1.79%	1.35%	38.54%
2002-03 [5]	3,318	47%	53%	0.18%	58.62%	1.66%	1.27%	38.28%

Accountability statistics

	2006-07 [6]	2005-06 [7]	2004-05 [8]	2003-04 [9]	2002-03 [10]
District Accreditation Status	Accredited	Accredited	Accredited	Accredited	Accredited
School Performance Classifications
Level 5 (Superior Performing) Schools	1	1	0	0	0
Level 4 (Exemplary) Schools	1	3	2	0	0
Level 3 (Successful) Schools	4	3	4	6	5
Level 2 (Under Performing) Schools	1	0	0	1	2
Level 1 (Low Performing) Schools	0	0	1	0	0
Not Assigned	0	0	0	0	0

See also

• List of school districts in Mississippi

References

1. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Leake County, MS" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved August 6, 2022. - Text list
2. https://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/mississippi/districts/leake-county-school-district/leake-county-high-school-11330
3. "Mississippi Assessment and Accountability Reporting System". Office of Research and Statistics, Mississippi Department of Education. Archived from the original on March 23, 2007.
4. "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 ]}
5. "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.
6. "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.
7. "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 7, 2007.
8. "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 7, 2007.
9. "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 7, 2007.
10. "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 7, 2007.

External links

• Official website

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