School district in Mississippi
The
Leake County School District
is a public
school district
based in
Carthage
,
Mississippi
(
USA
). The district's boundaries parallel that of
Leake County
.
[1]
History
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Medgar Evers
,
Derrick Bell
, and
Winson Hudson
helped lead efforts for civil rights in Leake County and to desegregate its schools.
Schools
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- Leake Central High School
(Grades 9-12)
- Leake County High School (Grades 7-12) in Walnut Grove, formerly South Leake High School
[2]
- Leake Central Junior High School (Grades 6-8)
- Leake County Elementary School (Grades K-6)
- Leake Central Elementary School (Grades K-5)
- Leake County Career & Technical Center
Basketball player turned preacher
Marcus Mann (basketball)
and baseball player
Art Gardner
attended South Leake High School.
Demographics
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(
August 2021
)
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2006-07 school year
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There were a total of 3,326 students enrolled in the Leake 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 57.76% African American, 37.43% White, 3.19% Hispanic, 1.08% Native American, and 0.54% Asian.
[3]
64.2% of the district's students were eligible to receive free lunch.
[4]
Previous school years
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School Year
|
Enrollment
|
Gender Makeup
|
Racial Makeup
|
Female
|
Male
|
Asian
|
African
American
|
Hispanic
|
Native
American
|
White
|
2005-06
[3]
|
3,325
|
47%
|
53%
|
0.33%
|
58.14%
|
2.38%
|
1.11%
|
38.05%
|
2004-05
[3]
|
3,268
|
48%
|
52%
|
0.49%
|
58.63%
|
1.96%
|
1.32%
|
37.61%
|
2003-04
[3]
|
3,345
|
48%
|
52%
|
0.33%
|
58.00%
|
1.79%
|
1.35%
|
38.54%
|
2002-03
[5]
|
3,318
|
47%
|
53%
|
0.18%
|
58.62%
|
1.66%
|
1.27%
|
38.28%
|
Accountability statistics
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|
2006-07
[6]
|
2005-06
[7]
|
2004-05
[8]
|
2003-04
[9]
|
2002-03
[10]
|
District Accreditation Status
|
Accredited
|
Accredited
|
Accredited
|
Accredited
|
Accredited
|
School Performance Classifications
|
Level 5 (Superior Performing) Schools
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Level 4 (Exemplary) Schools
|
1
|
3
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
Level 3 (Successful) Schools
|
4
|
3
|
4
|
6
|
5
|
Level 2 (Under Performing) Schools
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
2
|
Level 1 (Low Performing) Schools
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
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Not Assigned
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
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See also
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References
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- ^
"2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Leake County, MS"
(PDF)
.
U.S. Census Bureau
. Retrieved
August 6,
2022
.
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Text list
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https://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/mississippi/districts/leake-county-school-district/leake-county-high-school-11330
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a
b
c
d
"Mississippi Assessment and Accountability Reporting System"
. Office of Research and Statistics, Mississippi Department of Education. Archived from
the original
on March 23, 2007.
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"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
]
- ^
"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
.
- ^
"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
.
- ^
"2006 Results"
(PDF)
.
Mississippi Statewide Accountability System
. Mississippi Department of Education. September 6, 2006. Archived from
the original
(
PDF
)
on February 17, 2007
. Retrieved
May 7,
2007
.
- ^
"2005 Results"
(PDF)
.
Mississippi Statewide Accountability System
. Mississippi Department of Education. September 9, 2005. Archived from
the original
(
PDF
)
on December 13, 2006
. Retrieved
May 7,
2007
.
- ^
"2004 Results"
(PDF)
.
Mississippi Statewide Accountability System
. Mississippi Department of Education. September 26, 2004. Archived from
the original
(
PDF
)
on July 5, 2007
. Retrieved
May 7,
2007
.
- ^
"2003 Results"
(PDF)
.
Mississippi Statewide Accountability System
. Mississippi Department of Education. November 21, 2003. Archived from
the original
(
PDF
)
on December 11, 2006
. Retrieved
May 7,
2007
.
External links
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