Durant Public School District
Encyclopedia
The Durant Public School District is a public school district
based in Durant
, Mississippi
(USA
).
School district
School districts are a form of special-purpose district which serves to operate the local public primary and secondary schools.-United States:...
based in Durant
Durant, Mississippi
Durant is a city in Holmes County, Mississippi, United States. It was founded in 1858 as a station on the Mississippi Central Railroad, later part of the Illinois Central. Durant was named for Louis Durant, a Choctaw chief, who had lived on a bluff just across the nearby Big Black River...
, Mississippi
Mississippi
Mississippi is a U.S. state located in the Southern United States. Jackson is the state capital and largest city. The name of the state derives from the Mississippi River, which flows along its western boundary, whose name comes from the Ojibwe word misi-ziibi...
(USA
United States
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).
2006-07 school year
There were a total of 582 students enrolled in the Durant Public 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 94.67% African American, 3.26% White, 1.37% Asian, and 0.69% Hispanic. 83.9% 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 | 623 | 48% | 52% | 1.44% | 94.22% | 0.16% | – | 4.17% |
2004-05 | 632 | 50% | 50% | 0.79% | 95.09% | 0.16% | – | 3.96% |
2003-04 | 646 | 48% | 52% | 0.77% | 94.27% | – | – | 4.95% |
2002-03 | 658 | 48% | 52% | 0.76% | 92.55% | 0.30% | – | 6.38% |
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 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Level 3 (Successful) Schools | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Level 2 (Under Performing) Schools | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Level 1 (Low Performing) Schools | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Not Assigned | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |