North Bolivar Consolidated School District

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North Bolivar Consolidated School District
Address
204 North Edwards Street
Mound Bayou
, Mississippi, 38762
United States
District information
TypePublic
GradesK–12 [1]
NCES District ID 2800186 [1]
Students and staff
Students869 [1]
Teachers62.94 (FTE) [1]
Staff84.07 [1]
Student–teacher ratio13.81 [1]
Other information
Website www.nbcsd.k12.ms.us

The North Bolivar Consolidated School District, formerly the North Bolivar School District is a public school district located in northern Bolivar County in the state of Mississippi. It is headquartered in Mound Bayou with an office in Shelby.

Contents

The school district serves the towns of Mound Bayou, Shelby, Alligator, Winstonville, and Duncan. [2]

The superintendent as of October 2022 is Maurice Smith.

History

On July 1, 2014, the North Bolivar School District consolidated with the Mound Bayou Public School District to form the North Bolivar Consolidated School District. The central office for this consolidated district is located in Mound Bayou. [3] The two former districts were abolished with the resulting district a new one. [4]

As three of the five board members of the consolidated district were from the former Shelby-based North Bolivar school district, the representatives of that district had full control of the entire district. [5] After the merger with North Bolivar perception of Mound Bayou district residents was that the state had interfered with a previously stable school district. [6]

The district's board voted to close two schools effective 2018, on a 3 to 2 basis: [7] John F. Kennedy High School and Shelby Middle School, as the district overall had fewer students than before and because of a diminished financial situation. [5] In August 2018 the Mississippi Supreme Court finalized the closure of Kennedy. [7]

Academic performance

For the 2018–2019 school year the State of Mississippi stated that the school district had an "F" accountability rating. The district argued that the state had factored in the graduation rates of the high schools even though the state stated that it would use the overall accountability rating of the district for those schools in the event of their consolidation. [8]

Schools

Secondary school (grades 7–12):

Elementary schools:

Former schools

Demographics

2008–09 school year

There were a total of 737 students enrolled in the pre-merger North Bolivar School District during the 2008–2009 school year. The gender makeup of the district was 49% female and 51% male. The racial makeup of the district was 99.19% African American, 0.54% Hispanic and 0.27% White. [10] Currently 100% of students are eligible to receive free or reduced lunch. [11]

Previous school years

School YearEnrollmentGender MakeupRacial Makeup
FemaleMaleAsianAfrican
American		HispanicNative
American		White
2007-08 [10] 77748%52%–98.84%0.90%–0.13%
2006-07 [10] 77049%51%–98.96%0.78%–0.26%
2005-06 [10] 81049%51%–98.27%1.60%–0.12%
2004-05 [10] 89148%52%–97.87%1.68%–0.45%
2003-04 [10] 91747%53%–98.26%1.53%–0.21%
2002-03 [12] 96648%52%–98.55%0.93%–0.52%

Accountability statistics

2002–2007

2006–07 [13] 2005–06 [14] 2004–05 [15] 2003–04 [16] 2002–03 [17]
District Accreditation StatusAccreditedAdvisedAccreditedAccreditedAccredited
School Performance Classifications
Level 5 (Superior Performing) Schools00000
Level 4 (Exemplary) Schools02010
Level 3 (Successful) Schools21100
Level 2 (Under Performing) Schools10022
Level 1 (Low Performing) Schools00201
Not Assigned00000

2008–2009

2008–09 [18]
District Accreditation StatusAccredited
School Performance Classifications
Level 7 (Star School) Schools0
Level 6 (High Performing) Schools0
Level 5 (Successful) Schools1 (Brooks Elementary School)
Level 4 (Academic Watch) Schools1 (Shelby Middle School)
Level 3 (Low-Performing) Schools0
Level 2 (At-Risk of Failing) Schools1 (Broad Street High School)
Level 1 (Failing) Schools0
Not Assigned0

See also

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for NORTH BOLIVAR CONS SCHOOL DIST". National Center for Education Statistics . Institute of Education Sciences . Retrieved March 5, 2022.
  2. ↑ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Bolivar County, MS" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved May 12, 2021.
  3. ↑ "School District Consolidation in Mississippi Archived 2017-07-02 at the Wayback Machine ." Mississippi Professional Educators. December 2016. Retrieved on July 2, 2017. Page 2 (PDF p. 3/6).
  4. ↑ "Senate Bill 2760 (As Sent to Governor)". Mississippi Legislature . Retrieved August 9, 2021.
  5. 1 2 Davis Betz, Kelsey (January 24, 2018). "Mound Bayou school one of two in Delta to close as enrollment, funds dwindle". Mississippi Today . Retrieved May 12, 2021.
  6. ↑ Davis Betz, Kelsey (March 1, 2018). "Mound Bayou residents pursue legal action to keep high school open". Mississippi Today . Retrieved May 12, 2021.
  7. 1 2 Davis Betz, Kelsey (August 15, 2018). "Mound Bayou high school can close, state Supreme Court says". Mississippi Today . Mississippi Today.
  8. ↑ Skinner, Kayleigh (October 28, 2019). "State education board to decide on the 'ridiculous,' 'ludicrous' rule hurting a Delta school district". Mississippi Today . Retrieved May 12, 2021.
  9. ↑ Davis Betz, Kelsey (May 19, 2018). "Mound Bayou's history a 'magical kingdom' residents fight to preserve". Mississippi Today . Retrieved May 12, 2021.
  10. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Mississippi Assessment and Accountability Reporting System". Office of Research and Statistics, Mississippi Department of Education. Archived from the original on March 23, 2007.
  11. ↑ "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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