Lumberton Public School District

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The Lumberton Public School District was a public school district based in Lumberton, Mississippi, United States.

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In addition to Lumberton, the district also served rural areas in southeastern Lamar and northeastern Pearl River counties. The district consolidated into the Lamar County School District in 2018.

The district in 2018 had 600 students, with about 460 in Lamar County and 140 in Pearl River County. [1]

History

Governor of Mississippi Phil Bryant signed Senate Bill 2500, which required this district to consolidate, in 2016. [2] As per the bill, the Commission on the Administrative Consolidation of the Lumberton Public School District was created. This move was praised by the superintendent of the Lumberton district, Linda Smith. [3]

Initially the Lumberton district, as per the senate bill, [1] was to be dissolved effective July 1, 2019, [2] with portions in Lamar County going to the Lamar County School District and Pearl River County portions to the Poplarville Separate School District. [1] By 2018 the Lumberton and Lamar county districts chose to do a voluntary consolidation, effective July 1, 2018, [4] where the entirety of the students living in the Lumberton district, including those in both counties, [1] would continue going to Lumberton school buildings operated by the Lamar district. Poplarville's school board as well as the Pearl River County Board sued to stop the voluntary merger so the school district could obtain a portion of the Lumberton district, but the lawsuit was dismissed. [4] The Mississippi Supreme Court cleared the way for the merger. [5]

Pearl River County Supervisor Hudson Holliday states that if the Lamar County district later closes Lumberton High School, several Pearl River County students would be assigned to Purvis High School even though Poplarville High School is geographically closer to them. [1]

Schools

Demographics

2006-07 school year

There were a total of 869 students enrolled in the Lumberton Public School District during the 2006–2007 school year. The gender makeup of the district was 48% female and 52% male. The racial makeup of the district was 44.07% African American, 55.58% White, and 0.35% Hispanic. [6] 76.5% of the district's students were eligible to receive free lunch. [7]

Previous school years

School YearEnrollmentGender MakeupRacial Makeup
FemaleMaleAsianAfrican
American		HispanicNative
American		White
2005-06 [6] 82446%54%–44.30%0.36%–55.34%
2004-05 [6] 84648%52%0.47%43.26%0.12%–56.15%
2003-04 [6] 91650%50%0.44%44.87%0.11%0.11%54.48%
2002-03 [8] 91349%51%0.55%43.59%0.11%–55.75%

Accountability statistics

2006-07 [9] 2005-06 [10] 2004-05 [11] 2003-04 [12] 2002-03 [13]
District Accreditation StatusAccreditedAccreditedAccreditedAccreditedAccredited
School Performance Classifications
Level 5 (Superior Performing) Schools00010
Level 4 (Exemplary) Schools02202
Level 3 (Successful) Schools20010
Level 2 (Under Performing) Schools00000
Level 1 (Low Performing) Schools00000
Not Assigned00000

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Pittari, Jeremy (2018-02-14). "County files suit against Lumberton School District merger". The Picayune Item . Retrieved 2019-10-20.
  2. 1 2 Moore, Ryan (2016-05-11). "Law passes, Lumberton schools to consolidate". WDAM . Retrieved 2017-07-09.
  3. ↑ Ciurczak, Ellen ( Hattiesburg American ) (2016-05-11). "Gov. Bryant signs school consolidation bills". The Clarion-Ledger . Retrieved 2017-07-09.
  4. 1 2 Ciurzak, Ellen (2018-06-08). "Lawsuit fails to derail Lumberton schools consolidation". Hattiesburg American . Retrieved 2019-10-19.
  5. ↑ Ciurzak, Ellen (2020-02-07). "'Relief that this is finally over': Court decides Lumberton consolidation fight". Hattiesburg American .
  6. 1 2 3 4 "Mississippi Assessment and Accountability Reporting System". Office of Research and Statistics, Mississippi Department of Education. Archived from the original on 2007-03-23.
  7. ↑ "2006-07 State, District, and School Enrollment by Race/Gender with Poverty Data" (XLS). Mississippi Department of Education. 2008-01-16. Retrieved 2008-05-18.[ dead link ]
  8. ↑ "Mississippi Report Card for 2002-2003". Office of Educational Accountability, Mississippi Department of Education. 2004-09-02. Archived from the original on 2007-08-12. Retrieved 2007-08-31.
  9. ↑ "2007 Results" (PDF). Mississippi Statewide Accountability System. Mississippi Department of Education. 2007-09-13. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-11-27. Retrieved 2007-09-15.
  10. ↑ "2006 Results" (PDF). Mississippi Statewide Accountability System. Mississippi Department of Education. 2006-09-06. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-02-17. Retrieved 2007-06-11.
  11. ↑ "2005 Results" (PDF). Mississippi Statewide Accountability System. Mississippi Department of Education. 2005-09-09. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-12-13. Retrieved 2007-06-11.
  12. ↑ "2004 Results" (PDF). Mississippi Statewide Accountability System. Mississippi Department of Education. 2004-09-26. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-07-05. Retrieved 2007-06-11.
  13. ↑ "2003 Results" (PDF). Mississippi Statewide Accountability System. Mississippi Department of Education. 2003-11-21. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-07-05. Retrieved 2007-06-11.

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