Lee County School District (Mississippi)

Lee County School District
Address
1280 College View Drive Tupelo , Mississippi, 38804 United States
Coordinates	34°14′25″N88°40′48″W / 34.240294°N 88.679957°W / 34.240294; -88.679957
District information
Type	Public
Grades	PreK–12 [1]
NCES District ID	2802550 [1]
Students and staff
Students	6,389 [1]
Teachers	464.07 [1]
Staff	486.13 [1]
Student–teacher ratio	13.77 [1]
Other information
Website	www.leecountyschools.us

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

The district serves the towns of: Guntown, Plantersville, Shannon, and Verona, as well as almost all of Saltillo, the community of Mooreville, and the Lee County portion of Sherman. It also includes small portions of Tupelo. ^[2]

The headquarters of the district is in Tupelo. ^[3]

Schools

High schools

• Mooreville High School
• Saltillo High School
• Shannon High School

Middle schools

• Guntown Middle School
• Mooreville Middle School
• Shannon Middle School
• Plantersville Middle School

Elementary schools

• Mooreville Elementary School
• Saltillo Elementary School
• Shannon Elementary School
• Verona Elementary School
• Saltillo Primary School
• Shannon Primary School

Demographics

2006-07 school year

There were a total of 6,702 students enrolled in the Lee 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 28.53% African American, 69.93% White, 1.09% Hispanic, 0.43% Asian, and 0.01% Native American. ^[4] 44.4% of the district's students were eligible to receive free lunch. ^[5]

Previous school years

School Year	Enrollment	Gender Makeup		Racial Makeup
		Female	Male	Asian	African American	Hispanic	Native American	White
2005-06 [4]	6,564	48%	52%	0.34%	28.23%	0.94%	0.02%	70.48%
2004-05 [4]	6,399	49%	51%	0.30%	28.74%	0.77%	–	70.20%
2003-04 [4]	6,245	49%	51%	0.30%	29.22%	0.78%	–	69.69%
2002-03 [6]	6,241	48%	52%	0.26%	29.93%	0.64%	–	69.17%

Accountability statistics

	2006-07 [7]	2005-06 [8]	2004-05 [9]	2003-04 [10]	2002-03 [11]
District Accreditation Status	Accredited	Accredited	Accredited	Accredited	Accredited
School Performance Classifications
Level 5 (Superior Performing) Schools	3	2	1	2	2
Level 4 (Exemplary) Schools	4	4	4	3	3
Level 3 (Successful) Schools	2	3	3	4	3
Level 2 (Under Performing) Schools	1	1	1	0	1
Level 1 (Low Performing) Schools	0	0	0	0	0
Not Assigned	2	2	2	0	0

See also

• List of school districts in Mississippi

References

1. "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for LEE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT". National Center for Education Statistics . Institute of Education Sciences . Retrieved March 5, 2022.
2. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Lee County, MS" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved July 31, 2022. - Text list
3. "Home". Lee County School District. Retrieved July 31, 2022. 1280 College View Drive Tupelo, MS 38804
4. "Mississippi Assessment and Accountability Reporting System". Office of Research and Statistics, Mississippi Department of Education. Archived from the original on March 23, 2007.
5. "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 ‍]}
6. "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.
7. "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.
8. "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 11, 2007.
9. "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 11, 2007.
10. "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 11, 2007.
11. "2003 Results" (PDF). Mississippi Statewide Accountability System. Mississippi Department of Education. November 21, 2003. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 5, 2007. Retrieved June 11, 2007.

External links

• Official website