Newton County School District

For the school district in Georgia, see Newton County School System.

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

In addition to Decatur, the district also serves the towns of Hickory, Chunky, ^[1] Little Rock,^{[ citation needed ]} the community of Conehatta, and much of the Newton County portion of Lake. ^[1]

Schools

• Newton County High School
• Newton County Elementary School

Demographics

2006-07 school year

There were a total of 7000 students enrolled in the Newton County School District during the 2006–2007 school year. The gender makeup of the district was 47% female and 53% male. The racial makeup of the district was 23.88% African American, 72.00% White, 2.54% Native American, 1.32% Hispanic, and 0.26% Asian. ^[2] 38.2% 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]	1,893	47%	53%	0.26%	23.98%	1.64%	2.96%	71.16%
2004-05 [2]	1,812	47%	53%	0.22%	24.78%	1.49%	2.26%	71.25%
2003-04 [2]	1,749	49%	51%	0.11%	26.07%	1.03%	2.12%	70.67%
2002-03 [4]	1,726	48%	52%	0.23%	27.11%	1.10%	2.38%	69.18%

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	1	2	0
Level 4 (Exemplary) Schools	1	1	1	0	2
Level 3 (Successful) Schools	0	0	0	0	0
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

See also

• List of school districts in Mississippi

References

1. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Newton County, MS" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved August 6, 2022. - Text list
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.

External links

• Official website