Jefferson County School District (Mississippi)
{{short description|School district in Mississippi}}
{{Use American English|date=February 2025}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}
{{Infobox school district
| name = {{PAGENAMEBASE}}
| address = 942 Main Street
| city = Fayette
| state = Mississippi
| zipcode = 39069
| country = United States
| type = Public
| us_nces_district_id = {{NCES District ID|2802220|district_name=JEFFERSON CO SCHOOL DIST|access_date=2022-03-05}}
| teachers = 76.48 (FTE)
| staff = 109.92 (FTE)
| website = {{URL2|https://www.jcpsd.net}}
}}
The Jefferson County School District is a public school district headquartered in Fayette, Mississippi (USA).
The district's boundaries parallel that of Jefferson County.{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st28_ms/schooldistrict_maps/c28063_jefferson/DC20SD_C28063.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Jefferson County, MS|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|accessdate=2022-07-31}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st28_ms/schooldistrict_maps/c28063_jefferson/DC20SD_C28063_SD2MS.txt Text list]
Governance
The headquarters are in the Robert L. Williams Educational Administration Building in Fayette.{{cite web|url=https://www.jcpsd.net/|title=Home|publisher=Jefferson County School District|accessdate=2022-07-31|quote=Robert L. Williams Educational Administration Building 942 Main Street [...] Fayette, MS 39069 }}
Schools
- Jefferson County High School
::In 2022 Jefferson County High School had 305 students. 98.7 percent were black. Test scores at the school in math and reading are well below the state average.https://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/mississippi/districts/jefferson-county-school-district/jefferson-county-high-school-11308 It used to be called Fayette High School. Tigers are the mascot. The school has won two district championships and no state championships in football.https://www.ahsfhs.org/mississippi/Teams/teampage.asp?Team=Jefferson%20County State legislator Jeffery Harness and football player Louis Green are alumni.
- Jefferson County Junior High School
- Jefferson County Upper Elementary School
- Jefferson County Elementary School
Demographics
{{update|section|date=August 2021}}
=2006-07 school year=
There were a total of 1,473 students enrolled in the Jefferson County School District during the 2006–2007 school year. The gender makeup of the district was 49% female and 51% male. The racial makeup of the district was 99.80% African American and 0.20% Asian.{{cite web|url=http://orsap.mde.k12.ms.us:8080/MAARS/indexProcessor.jsp |title=Mississippi Assessment and Accountability Reporting System |publisher=Office of Research and Statistics, Mississippi Department of Education |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070323012858/http://orsap.mde.k12.ms.us:8080/MAARS/indexProcessor.jsp |archivedate=2007-03-23 }} All of the district's students were eligible to receive free lunch.{{cite web | url = http://www.mde.k12.ms.us/Account/2008Report/DEMO0607.xls | title = 2006-07 State, District, and School Enrollment by Race/Gender with Poverty Data | format = XLS | publisher = Mississippi Department of Education | date = 2008-01-16 | accessdate = 2008-05-18}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}
=Previous school years=
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
! rowspan="2" | School Year ! rowspan="2" | Enrollment ! colspan="2" | Gender Makeup ! colspan="5" | Racial Makeup |
| Female
! Male ! Asian ! African ! Hispanic ! Native ! White |
|---|
| align="left" | 2005-06
| align="center" | 1,480 | align="center" | 49% | align="center" | 51% | align="center" | 0.27% | align="center" | 99.73% | align="center" | – | align="center" | – | align="center" | – |
| align="left" | 2004-05
| align="center" | 1,516 | align="center" | 49% | align="center" | 51% | align="center" | 0.07% | align="center" | 99.87% | align="center" | – | align="center" | – | align="center" | 0.07% |
| align="left" | 2003-04
| align="center" | 1,593 | align="center" | 49% | align="center" | 51% | align="center" | – | align="center" | 99.94% | align="center" | – | align="center" | – | align="center" | 0.06% |
| align="left" | 2002-03{{cite web|url=http://www.mde.k12.ms.us/Account/RC3B/RC3B.htm |title=Mississippi Report Card for 2002-2003 |publisher=Office of Educational Accountability, Mississippi Department of Education |date=2004-09-02 |accessdate=2007-08-31 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070812173502/http://www.mde.k12.ms.us/Account/RC3B/RC3B.htm |archivedate=2007-08-12 |url-status=dead }}
| align="center" | 1,653 | align="center" | 49% | align="center" | 51% | align="center" | 0.06% | align="center" | 99.94% | align="center" | – | align="center" | – | align="center" | – |
Accountability statistics
See also
{{Portal|Mississippi|Schools}}
References
{{reflist}}
External links
- {{Official website|https://www.jcpsd.net}}