Lee County School District (Mississippi)

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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
TypePublic
GradesPreK–12 [1]
NCES District ID 2802550 [1]
Students and staff
Students6,389 [1]
Teachers464.07 [1]
Staff486.13 [1]
Student–teacher ratio13.77 [1]
Other information
Website www.leecountyschools.us

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

Contents

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

Middle schools

Elementary schools

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 YearEnrollmentGender MakeupRacial Makeup
FemaleMaleAsianAfrican
American
HispanicNative
American
White
2005-06 [4] 6,56448%52%0.34%28.23%0.94%0.02%70.48%
2004-05 [4] 6,39949%51%0.30%28.74%0.77%70.20%
2003-04 [4] 6,24549%51%0.30%29.22%0.78%69.69%
2002-03 [6] 6,24148%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 StatusAccreditedAccreditedAccreditedAccreditedAccredited
School Performance Classifications
Level 5 (Superior Performing) Schools32122
Level 4 (Exemplary) Schools44433
Level 3 (Successful) Schools23343
Level 2 (Under Performing) Schools11101
Level 1 (Low Performing) Schools00000
Not Assigned22200

See also

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "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. 1 2 3 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 ]
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  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.