The Benton County School District is a public school district

School district

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 based in Ashland

Ashland, Mississippi

Ashland is a town in Benton County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 577 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Benton County. Ashland was incorporated on March 8, 1871 and has a Mayor-Alderman form of government...

, Mississippi

Mississippi

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 (USA

United States

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). The district's boundaries parallel that of Benton County

Benton County, Mississippi

-Demographics:At the 2000 census, there were 8,026 people, 2,999 households and 2,216 families residing in the county. The population density was 20 per square mile . There were 3,456 housing units at an average density of 8 per square mile...

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Schools

• Ashland Middle/High School (Grades 6-12)
• Ashland Elementary School (Grades K-5)
• Hickory Flat Attendance Center (Grades K-12)

2006-07 school year

There were a total of 1,340 students enrolled in the Benton County School District during the 2006-2007 school year. The gender makeup of the district was 50% female and 50% male. The racial makeup of the district was 52.01% African American, 46.34% White, 1.19% Hispanic, and 0.45% Asian. 87.2% of the district's students were eligible to receive free lunch.

Previous school years

School Year	Enrollment	Gender Makeup		Racial Makeup
		Female	Male	Asian	African American	Hispanic	Native American	White
2005-06	1,346	48%	52%	0.67%	53.42%	1.93%	–	43.98%
2004-05	1,339	48%	52%	–	57.06%	1.94%	–	41.00%
2003-04	1,309	48%	52%	–	57.83%	1.53%	–	40.64%
2002-03	1,254	47%	53%	–	59.72%	1.67%	–	38.60%

Accountability statistics

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