Poplarville School District

The Poplarville School District is a public school district based in Poplarville, Mississippi (USA).

In addition to Poplarville, the district serves a large portion of rural Pearl River County.

Effective fall 2019, the Lumberton Public School District will be disestablished, with portions going to the Lamar County School District and the Poplarville district.[1][2]

Schools

Carl Merritt became Superintendent of Education for the Poplarville School District following the retirement of Supt. Gylde Fitzpatrick. The district is served by a School Board of five appointed members. Three members are appointed from the Poplarville area supervisor districts and the other two are appointed by the Poplarville Board of Aldermen.

Demographics

2006-07 school year

There were a total of 2,193 students enrolled in the Poplarville 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 13.86% African American, 85.09% White, 0.55% Hispanic, 0.32% Asian, and 0.18% Native American.[3] 55.3% of the district's students were eligible to receive free lunch.[4]

Previous school years

School Year Enrollment Gender Makeup Racial Makeup
Female Male Asian African
American		 Hispanic Native
American		 White
2005-06[3] 2,083 47% 53% 0.33% 12.96% 0.38% 0.10% 86.22%
2004-05[3] 2,090 48% 52% 0.38% 13.06% 0.48% 0.05% 86.03%
2003-04[3] 2,039 49% 51% 0.39% 13.19% 0.34% 0.10% 85.97%
2002-03[5] 2,029 49% 51% 0.15% 11.78% 0.39% 0.10% 87.58%

Accountability statistics

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 1 2 1
Level 4 (Exemplary) Schools 2 2 2 0 1
Level 3 (Successful) Schools 0 0 0 1 1
Level 2 (Under Performing) Schools 0 0 0 0 0
Level 1 (Low Performing) Schools 0 0 0 0 0
Not Assigned 1 1 1 1 1

See also

References

  1. ↑ Moore, Ryan (2016-05-11). "Law passes, Lumberton schools to consolidate". WDAM. Retrieved 2017-07-09.
  2. ↑ Ciurczak, Ellen (Hattiesburg American) (2016-05-11). "Gov. Bryant signs school consolidation bills". The Clarion-Ledger. Retrieved 2017-07-09.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Mississippi Assessment and Accountability Reporting System". Office of Research and Statistics, Mississippi Department of Education. Archived from the original on 2007-03-23.
  4. ↑ "2006-07 State, District, and School Enrollment by Race/Gender with Poverty Data" (XLS). Mississippi Department of Education. 2008-01-16. Retrieved 2008-05-19.
  5. ↑ "Mississippi Report Card for 2002-2003". Office of Educational Accountability, Mississippi Department of Education. 2004-09-02. Archived from the original on 2007-08-12. Retrieved 2007-08-31.
  6. ↑ "2007 Results" (PDF). Mississippi Statewide Accountability System. Mississippi Department of Education. 2007-09-13. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-11-27. Retrieved 2007-09-15.
  7. ↑ "2006 Results" (PDF). Mississippi Statewide Accountability System. Mississippi Department of Education. 2006-09-06. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-02-17. Retrieved 2007-06-17.
  8. ↑ "2005 Results" (PDF). Mississippi Statewide Accountability System. Mississippi Department of Education. 2005-09-09. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-07-05. Retrieved 2007-06-17.
  9. ↑ "2004 Results" (PDF). Mississippi Statewide Accountability System. Mississippi Department of Education. 2004-09-26. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-07-05. Retrieved 2007-06-17.
  10. ↑ "2003 Results" (PDF). Mississippi Statewide Accountability System. Mississippi Department of Education. 2003-11-21. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-07-05. Retrieved 2007-06-17.
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