George County School District

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The George County School District is a public school district based in Lucedale, Mississippi (USA). The district's boundaries parallel that of George County.

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[edit] Schools

  • George County High School- grades 9-12
  • George County Middle School- grades 7-8 (effective 2008-2009 schoolyear)
  • Lucedale Intermediate School- grades 4-5
  • Agricola Elementary School- grades k-6 (effective 2008-2009 schoolyear)
  • Benndale Elementary School- grades k-6 (effective 2008-2009 schoolyear)
  • Central Elementary School- grades k-6(effective 2008-2009 schoolyear)
  • Lucedale Elementary School- grades k-3
  • Rocky Creek Elementary School-grades k-6(effective 2008-2009 schoolyear)

[edit] Demographics

[edit] 2006-07 school year

There were a total of 4,263 students enrolled in the George County School District during the 2006-2007 school year. The gender makeup of the district was 48% female and 52% male. The racial makeup of the district was 10.98% African American, 87.73% White, 1.06% Hispanic, 0.19% Asian, and 0.05% Native American.[1] 44.7% of the district's students were eligible to receive free lunch.[2]

[edit] Sports

Football, Baseball, Basketball, Soccer, Tennis, Golf, and Track & Field. Sports are part of everyone's life here in the George County School District. The George County High School football team, led by Al Jones, has been district champs for the past three years. They were very successful in the 2007 season defeating Oak Grove for the South State Title. Also, this year (2008), The girls' duo tennis team (Dana Ivey and Arlette Cochran) competed in the state playoffs and came out victorious.

[edit] Previous school years

School Year Enrollment Gender Makeup Racial Makeup
Female Male Asian African
American		 Hispanic Native
American		 White
2005-06[1] 4,184 49% 51% 0.10% 10.95% 0.81% 0.02% 88.12%
2004-05[1] 4,132 48% 52% 0.12% 11.01% 0.68% 0.02% 88.17%
2003-04[1] 4,066 48% 52% 0.12% 11.76% 0.79% 0.07% 87.26%
2002-03[3] 3,968 48% 52% 0.15% 11.39% 0.43% 0.10% 87.93%

[edit] Accountability statistics

2006-07[4] 2005-06[5] 2004-05[6] 2003-04[7] 2002-03[8]
District Accreditation Status Accredited Accredited Accredited Accredited Accredited
School Performance Classifications
Level 5 (Superior Performing) Schools 1 1 1 2 2
Level 4 (Exemplary) Schools 4 6 5 5 4
Level 3 (Successful) Schools 3 1 2 1 2
Level 2 (Under Performing) Schools 0 0 0 0 0
Level 1 (Low Performing) Schools 0 0 0 0 0
Not Assigned 0 0 0 0 0

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c d Mississippi Assessment and Accountability Reporting System. Office of Research and Statistics, Mississippi Department of Education.
  2. ^ 2006-07 State, District, and School Enrollment by Race/Gender with Poverty Data (XLS). Mississippi Department of Education (2008-01-16). Retrieved on 2008-05-18.
  3. ^ Mississippi Report Card for 2002-2003. Office of Educational Accountability, Mississippi Department of Education (2004-09-02). Retrieved on 2007-08-31.
  4. ^ 2007 Results (PDF). Mississippi Statewide Accountability System. Mississippi Department of Education (2007-09-13). Retrieved on 2007-09-15.
  5. ^ 2006 Results (PDF). Mississippi Statewide Accountability System. Mississippi Department of Education (2006-09-06). Retrieved on 2007-06-07.
  6. ^ 2005 Results (PDF). Mississippi Statewide Accountability System. Mississippi Department of Education (2005-09-09). Retrieved on 2007-06-07.
  7. ^ 2004 Results (PDF). Mississippi Statewide Accountability System. Mississippi Department of Education (2004-09-26). Retrieved on 2007-06-07.
  8. ^ 2003 Results (PDF). Mississippi Statewide Accountability System. Mississippi Department of Education (2003-11-21). Retrieved on 2007-06-07.

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