Tate County School District
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The Tate County School District is a public school district based in Tate County, Mississippi, United States.
The district serves the town of Coldwater; the census-designated places of Arkabutla, Independence, and Strayhorn;{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st28_ms/schooldistrict_maps/c28137_tate/DC20SD_C28137.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Tate County, MS|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=2024-02-20}} and the unincorporated community of Sarah,{{fact|date=February 2024}} as well as most rural areas in Tate County.
"The Tate County School District exists to educate all students to be college and career ready, and to develop a lifelong love for learning."{{Cite web |title=Home - Tate County School District |url=https://www.tatecountyschools.org/ |access-date=2022-10-24 |website=www.tatecountyschools.org}}
Schools
Demographics
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=2017-2018 & 2018-2019 school years=
Tate County School District contains seven schools and 2,097 students. The district's minority enrollment was 50%. 99.1% of students were economically disadvantaged.
The student body at the schools served by Tate County School District was 56.8% White, 32% Black, 0.1% Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander, 6.6% Hispanic/Latino, 0% American Indian or Alaska Native, and 0% Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander. In addition, 4.5% of students were two or more races, and 0% did not specify their race or ethnicity.
50% of students were female, and 50% of students were male. At schools in Tate County School District, 99.1% of students were eligible to participate in the federal free and reduced price meal program and 5.1% of students were English language learners.
Within Tate County School District, 99.1% of teachers were licensed, and 82.7% had three or more years of experience. The student-to-teacher ratio was lower than the state average, at 14:1. The district had four full-time counsellors on staff.{{Cite web |date=October 24, 2022 |title=Tate County School District |url=https://www.usnews.com/education/k12/mississippi/districts/tate-co-school-dist-104737#:~:text=Tate%20County%20School%20District%20contains,of%20students%20are%20economically%20disadvantaged. |access-date=October 24, 2022 |website=U.S. News}}
=Previous school years=
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! 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{{cite web |title=Mississippi Assessment and Accountability Reporting System |url=http://orsap.mde.k12.ms.us:8080/MAARS/indexProcessor.jsp |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070323012858/http://orsap.mde.k12.ms.us:8080/MAARS/indexProcessor.jsp |archivedate=2007-03-23 |publisher=Office of Research and Statistics, Mississippi Department of Education}}
| align="center" | 2,847 | align="center" | 48% | align="center" | 52% | align="center" | 0.21% | align="center" | 44.57% | align="center" | 1.90% | align="center" | – | align="center" | 53.32% |
| align="left" | 2004-05
| align="center" | 2,794 | align="center" | 49% | align="center" | 51% | align="center" | 0.14% | align="center" | 47.57% | align="center" | 1.47% | align="center" | – | align="center" | 50.82% |
| align="left" | 2003-04
| align="center" | 2,863 | align="center" | 49% | align="center" | 51% | align="center" | 0.03% | align="center" | 46.73% | align="center" | 1.15% | align="center" | – | align="center" | 52.08% |
| 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" | 2,845 | align="center" | 49% | align="center" | 51% | align="center" | 0.11% | align="center" | 47.24% | align="center" | 1.37% | align="center" | – | align="center" | 51.28% |
Accountability statistics
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! |
| align="left" | District accreditation status
| align="center" | Accredited | align="center" | Accredited | align="center" | Accredited | align="center" | Probation | align="center" | Advised |
| align="left" colspan="6" | School performance classifications |
| align="left" | Level 5 (Superior Performing) Schools
| align="center" | 0 | align="center" | 0 | align="center" | 0 | align="center" | 0 | align="center" | 0 |
| align="left" | Level 4 (Exemplary) Schools
| align="center" | 0 | align="center" | 2 | align="center" | 1 | align="center" | 2 | align="center" | 1 |
| align="left" | Level 3 (Successful) Schools
| align="center" | 5 | align="center" | 2 | align="center" | 2 | align="center" | 3 | align="center" | 2 |
| align="left" | Level 2 (Under Performing) Schools
| align="center" | 1 | align="center" | 1 | align="center" | 2 | align="center" | 0 | align="center" | 1 |
| align="left" | Level 1 (Low Performing) Schools
| align="center" | 1 | align="center" | 0 | align="center" | 0 | align="center" | 0 | align="center" | 1 |
| align="left" | Not assigned
| align="center" | 0 | align="center" | 0 | align="center" | 0 | align="center" | 0 | align="center" | 0 |
See also
References
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External links
- {{Official website|https://www.tatecountyschools.org}}