Nettleton School District (Mississippi)

Nettleton School District
Location
Nettleton, Mississippi
District information
Type	Public
Superintendent	Ken Byars [1]
Students and staff
Students	approx. 1350
Other information
Website	www.nettletonschools.com

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

The district serves northwestern Monroe and southeastern Lee counties.

Schools

• Nettleton High School
• Nettleton Intermediate School
• Nettleton Primary School

Demographics

2006-07 school year

There were a total of 1,359 students enrolled in the Nettleton School District during the 2006–2007 school year. The gender makeup of the district was 50% female and 50% male. The racial makeup of the district was 27.74% African American, 71.52% White, 0.66% Hispanic, and 0.07% Asian. ^[2] 52.0% of the district's students were eligible to receive free lunch. ^[3]

Previous school years

School Year	Enrollment	Gender Makeup		Racial Makeup
		Female	Male	Asian	African American	Hispanic	Native American	White
2005-06 [2]	1,394	50%	50%	0.14%	28.91%	0.65%	–	70.30%
2004-05 [2]	1,388	49%	51%	–	29.03%	0.43%	–	70.53%
2003-04 [2]	1,392	49%	51%	0.14%	29.09%	0.29%	–	70.47%
2002-03 [4]	1,381	49%	51%	0.07%	30.05%	0.22%	–	69.66%

Accountability statistics

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

Racially segregated student government election policy

On August 26, 2010, The Smoking Gun posted a memo which Nettleton Middle School had distributed to all students in grades 6–8. The memo described the rules for the student government election, including specifications that only students of particular races be elected to particular posts. Of the twelve posts, eight were reserved for white students. The highest posts, the president for each grade level, were all reserved for whites. ^[10] Some parents complained about this policy. ^[11] At around the same time, school superintendent Russell Taylor issued a statement saying that the policy was being reviewed. ^[12] As a firestorm of news coverage developed in the next day, the school board voted in an emergency meeting on August 27, 2010 to reverse the policy. The district's press release stated that the policy had existed for over 30 years, and was intended to "ensure minority representation and involvement in the student body." ^{[13] [14]}

See also

• List of school districts in Mississippi

References

1. "Nettleton School District welcomes new administrators". Monroe Daily Journal. August 8, 2023. Retrieved September 30, 2024.
2. "Mississippi Assessment and Accountability Reporting System". Office of Research and Statistics, Mississippi Department of Education. Archived from the original on March 23, 2007.
3. "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 ]}
4. "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.
5. "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.
6. "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 14, 2007.
7. "2005 Results" (PDF). Mississippi Statewide Accountability System. Mississippi Department of Education. September 9, 2005. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 5, 2007. Retrieved June 14, 2007.
8. "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 14, 2007.
9. "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 14, 2007.
10. "Class Officers Segregated By Race". The Smoking Gun . truTV. August 26, 2010. Retrieved August 26, 2010.
11. Irin Carmon. "Middle School Only Allows Whites To Be Class President". Jezebel . Gawker Media . Retrieved August 26, 2010.
12. Russell Taylor. "Media Statement". Archived from the original on September 9, 2010. Retrieved August 26, 2010.
13. "Nettleton School Board takes race out of student elections". Archived from the original on July 17, 2011. Retrieved August 27, 2010.
14. "Media Statement". Archived from the original on September 9, 2010. Retrieved August 26, 2010.

External links

• Official website