List of school districts in Mississippi

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This is a list of school districts in Mississippi.

School districts which are independent governments as per the U.S. Census Bureau include county-wide school districts, consolidated school districts, municipal separate school districts, special municipal separate school districts, and junior colleges. [1]

Contents

The Census Bureau does not count the following as separate governments: agricultural high schools, joint agricultural high schools, and joint agricultural high school-junior colleges. County governments control these entities. [1]

History

Prior to 1953, the state had about 1,100 school districts. That year, they were consolidated into 154 school districts. [2]

Alcorn County

Attala County

Bolivar County

Chickasaw County

Clarke County

Coahoma County

Copiah County

Forrest County

Hancock County

Harrison County

Hinds County

Itawamba County

Jackson County

Jasper County

Jones County

Lafayette County

Lauderdale County

Lee County

Lincoln County

Lowndes County

Madison County

Marion County

Marshall County

Monroe County

Neshoba County

Newton County

Panola County

Pearl River County

Perry County

Pike County

Pontotoc County

Prentiss County

Rankin County

Scott County

Tallahatchie County

Tate County

Tippah County

Union County

Washington County

Yalobusha County

Yazoo County

Single-district counties

Consolidated

The following districts previously existed, but have been merged into larger districts:

See also

References

Notes

  1. 1 2 "Mississippi" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved November 1, 2024.
  2. Ingram, Ruth (January 3, 1988). "Superintendent required — schools or no schools". The Clarion Ledger . p.  18A via Newspapers.com.