The Perry County School District is a public school district

School district

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 based in New Augusta

New Augusta, Mississippi

New Augusta is a town in Perry County, Mississippi, United States. It is part of the Hattiesburg, Mississippi Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 715 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Perry County...

, Mississippi

Mississippi

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 (USA

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).

In addition to New Augusta, the district also serves the town of Beaumont

Beaumont, Mississippi

Beaumont is a town in Perry County, Mississippi, United States. It is part of the Hattiesburg, Mississippi Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 977 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Beaumont is located at ....

 as well as most rural areas in northeastern Perry County

Perry County, Mississippi

-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 12,138 people, 4,420 households, and 3,332 families residing in the county. The population density was 19 people per square mile . There were 5,107 housing units at an average density of 8 per square mile...

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Schools

• Perry Central High School (Grades 9-12)
• Beaumont Elementary School (Grades K-8)
• New Augusta Elementary School (Grades K-8)
• Runnelstown Elementary School (Grades K-8)

2006-07 school year

There were a total of 1,400 students enrolled in the Perry 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 33.50% African American, 65.86% White, 0.43% Hispanic, and 0.21% Native American. 64.4% 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	1,411	48%	52%	–	35.79%	0.28%	0.14%	63.78%
2004-05	1,354	47%	53%	–	36.78%	0.08%	0.15%	63.00%
2003-04	1,333	48%	52%	0.08%	36.98%	–	0.08%	62.87%
2002-03	1,375	48%	52%	0.07%	36.80%	0.15%	0.07%	62.91%

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	3	1	4	0
Level 3 (Successful) Schools	4	1	3	0	4
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