Humphreys_County_School_District

Humphreys County School District

Humphreys County School District

School district in Mississippi

The Humphreys County School District is a public school district with its administrative offices in Belzoni, Mississippi (USA).[1] The district's boundaries parallel that of Humphreys County.[2]

History

In 2019, the state Board of Education voted to take over the Humphreys County School District, as well as the Yazoo City School District, and incorporated them into a new statewide "achievement district" ; the move came after the school districts were rated as chronically underperforming in terms of student academic achievement.[3]

Schools

  • Humphreys County High School
  • Humphreys County Vocational Tech.
  • Humphreys Junior High School
  • O. M. McNair Upper Elementary School
  • Ida Greene Lower Elementary School

Demographics

2006-07 school year

There were a total of 1,840 students enrolled in the Humphreys County 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 96.74% African American, 1.79% White, 1.41% Hispanic, and 0.05% Native American.[4] 94.2% of the district's students were eligible to receive free lunch.[5]

Previous school years

School Year Enrollment Gender Makeup Racial Makeup
Female Male Asian African
American		 Hispanic Native
American		 White
2005-06[4] 1,845 50% 50% – 96.96% 1.19% 0.05% 1.79%
2004-05[4] 1,885 49% 51% – 97.72% 0.42% 0.05% 1.80%
2003-04[4] 1,918 49% 51% – 97.24% 0.26% – 2.50%
2002-03[6] 2,032 50% 50% – 97.44% 0.25% – 2.31%

Accountability statistics

2006-07[7] 2005-06[8] 2004-05[9] 2003-04[10] 2002-03[11]
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 1 1 0 0 0
Level 3 (Successful) Schools 0 1 2 4 0
Level 2 (Under Performing) Schools 2 2 2 0 2
Level 1 (Low Performing) Schools 1 0 0 0 1
Not Assigned 0 0 0 0 0

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Contact Us Archived 2017-03-25 at the Wayback Machine." Humphreys County School District. Retrieved on July 6, 2017. "Humphreys County School District Office 401 Fourth Street[...]Belzoni, MS 39038 "
  2. [2]
    "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Humphreys County, MS" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved November 25, 2022.
  3. [3]
    Jeff Amy, Mississippi school board votes to take over 2 districts, Associated Press (April 11, 2019).
  4. [4]
    "Mississippi Assessment and Accountability Reporting System". Office of Research and Statistics, Mississippi Department of Education. Archived from the original on March 23, 2007.
  5. [5]
    "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]
  6. [6]
    "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.
  7. [7]
    "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.
  8. [8]
    "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 7, 2007.
  9. [9]
    "2005 Results" (PDF). Mississippi Statewide Accountability System. Mississippi Department of Education. September 9, 2005. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 13, 2006. Retrieved June 7, 2007.
  10. [10]
    "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 7, 2007.
  11. [11]
    "2003 Results" (PDF). Mississippi Statewide Accountability System. Mississippi Department of Education. November 21, 2003. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 11, 2006. Retrieved June 7, 2007.
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