Rankin County School District

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The Rankin County School District is one of the top three sizeable public school districts in Mississippi. There are 28 schools, over 18,000 students in the district, and the district serves over seven different cities. RCSD is known for their recreational and outdoor activities.{{Cite web |title=Home - Rankin County School District |url=https://www.rcsd.ms/ |access-date=2022-07-28 |website=www.rcsd.ms |language=en-US}} In 2013, RCSD was the defendant in a federal lawsuit regarding religion in public schools after Northwest Rankin High School subjected students to mandatory Christian assemblies. The case settled, but in 2014 the RCSD violated the settlement by inviting a Methodist preacher to lead a prayer during a District wide awards ceremony. Judge Carlton Reeves of Mississippi's Southern District ruled in favor of the Plaintiff in 2015.{{Cite news|url=https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/district-courts/mississippi/mssdce/3:2013cv00241/81933/104/|title=M.B. v. Rankin County School District et al, No. 3:2013cv00241 - Document 104 (S.D. Miss. 2016)|work=Justia Law|access-date=2018-07-10|language=en}} In 2014 board president Cecil McCrory, a former member of the Mississippi Legislature, resigned from his position prior to a federal indictment for corruption activities,"[http://www.wapt.com/politics/rankin-school-board-member-with-ties-to-mdoc-resigns/29577288 Rankin school board member with ties to MDOC resigns]" ([https://web.archive.org/web/20150402144400/http://www.wapt.com/politics/rankin-school-board-member-with-ties-to-mdoc-resigns/29577288 Archive]). WAPT. November 6, 2014. Retrieved on February 28, 2015. involving private prison contracts with the Mississippi Department of Corrections. McCrory and Epps pleaded guilty to federal charges in February of the following year.Blinder, Alan. "[https://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/26/us/christopher-epps-former-mississipi-prisons-chief-pleads-guilty-in-corruption-case.html?_r=0 2 Former Mississippi Officials Plead Guilty in a Graft Case Involving Private Prisons]." The New York Times. February 25, 2015. Retrieved on February 27, 2015.

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• Brandon Zone
• Brandon High School (Grades 9-12)
• Brandon Middle School (Grades 6-8)
• Brandon Elementary School (Grades 4-5)
• StoneBridge Elementary School (Grades 2-3)
• Rouse Elementary School (Grades K-1)
• Learning Center
• Florence Zone
• Florence High School (Grades 9-12)
• Florence Middle School (Grades 6-8)
• Florence Elementary School (Grades 3-5)
• Steen's Creek Elementary School (Grades K-2)
• McLaurin Zone
• McLaurin High School (Grades 7-12)
• McLaurin Elementary School (Grades PK-6)
• Northwest Zone
• Northwest Rankin High School (Grades 9-12)
• Northwest Rankin Middle School (Grades 6-8)
• Northwest Rankin Elementary School (Grades K-5)
• Flowood Elementary School (Grades K-5)
• Northshore Elementary School (Grades K-5)
• Oakdale Elementary School (Grades K-5)
• Highland Bluff Elementary School (Grades K-5)
• Pelahatchie Zone
• Pelahatchie High School (Grades 7-12)
• Pelahatchie Elementary School (Grades K-6)
• Pisgah Zone
• Pisgah High School (Grades 7-12)
• Pisgah Elementary School (Grades K-6)
• Puckett Zone
• Puckett Attendance Center (Grades K-12)
• Richland Zone
• Richland High School (Grades 7-12)
• Richland Upper Elementary School (Grades 3-6)
• Richland Elementary School (Grades K-2)
• Alternative School
• Rankin County Learning Center

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In 2017, 22% of the students were black. That year, under Mississippi school accountability rankings, the district received an "A".{{cite web|author=Mannie, Sierra|url=https://www.jacksonfreepress.com/news/2017/jul/12/minding-equity-gap-how-majority-black-clinton-dist/|title=Minding the Equity Gap: How Majority-Black Clinton District Earns Its ‘A’ Rating|work=Jackson Free Press|date=2017-07-12|accessdate=2019-11-18}}

There were a total of 17,398 students enrolled in the Rankin 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 21.54% African American, 75.91% White, 1.32% Hispanic, 1.14% Asian, and 0.09% Native American.{{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 }} 27.7% 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 = 2008-05-19}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}

• List of school districts in Mississippi

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• [https://web.archive.org/web/20070314210503/http://www.rcsd.ms/ Rankin County School District]

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