The Mound Bayou Public School District was a public school district with its headquarters in Mound Bayou, Mississippi (USA).
In addition to Mound Bayou, the district also served the town of Winstonville.[1]
On July 1, 2014 consolidated with the North Bolivar School District in Shelby, Mississippi to form the North Bolivar Consolidated School District. The central office for this consolidated district is located in Mound Bayou.[2]
In 2006 the school district's taxing resulted in the district spending $222 per student, taking up 5% of the operating costs, with other entities paying for the rest. This made Mound Bayou the poorest overall district in Mississippi, though not poorest in terms of taxable property.[4] The State of Mississippi overall funded a greater percentage of the district's costs compared to a school district with more taxable property and/or funds from taxation.[5]
Circa 2012 the State of Mississippi ranked the district "successful", the only Mississippi Delta district to get that distinction. In addition a Mississippi Business Journal article from that year concluded that of all Mississippi school districts Mound Bayou was the most financially stable. 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]
There were a total of 653 students enrolled in the Mound Bayou Public 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 99.69% African American, 0.15% White, and 0.15% Hispanic.[7] All of the district's students were eligible to receive free lunch.[8]
School Year | Enrollment | Gender Makeup | Racial Makeup | |||||
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Female | Male | Asian | African American |
Hispanic | Native American |
White | ||
2005-06[7] | 696 | 49% | 51% | – | 99.86% | – | – | 0.14% |
2004-05[7] | 690 | 51% | 49% | – | 100.00% | – | – | – |
2003-04[7] | 719 | 50% | 50% | 0.14% | 99.86% | – | – | – |
2002-03[9] | 720 | 50% | 50% | – | 100.00% | – | – | – |
2006-07[10] | 2005-06[11] | 2004-05[12] | 2003-04[13] | 2002-03[14] | |
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District Accreditation Status | Accredited | Accredited | Accredited | Accredited | Accredited |
School Performance Classifications | |||||
Level 5 (Superior Performing) Schools | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Level 4 (Exemplary) Schools | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Level 3 (Successful) Schools | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
Level 2 (Under Performing) Schools | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Level 1 (Low Performing) Schools | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Not Assigned | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Community college districts serving the county are: Mississippi Delta Community College and Coahoma Community College Benoit SD previously operated Ray Brooks, Mound Bayou PSD previously operated Kennedy High, and Shaw SD previously operated Shaw High See also: Education segregation in the Mississippi Delta |
Defunct school districts in Mississippi since 2014 | |
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This list includes future consolidations scheduled under state law Consolidation is effective July 1 of that year | |
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