The Wayne County School District is a public school district

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 Waynesboro

Waynesboro, Mississippi

Waynesboro is a city in Wayne County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 5,197 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Wayne County.-Geography:Waynesboro is located at , just east of the Chickasawhay River....

, Mississippi

Mississippi

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 (USA

United States

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

Wayne County, Mississippi

-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 21,216 people, 7,857 households, and 5,853 families residing in the county. The population density was 26 people per square mile . There were 9,049 housing units at an average density of 11 per square mile...

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Schools

• Wayne County High School
• Waynesboro Middle School (Grades 5-8)
• Waynesboro Elementary School (Grades K-4)
• Beat Four Elementary School (Grades K-8)
• Buckatunna Elementary School (Grades K-8)
• Clara Elementary School (Grades K-8)

2006-07 school year

There were a total of 3,896 students enrolled in the Wayne County School District during the 2006-2007 school year. The gender makeup of the district was 51% female and 49% male. The racial makeup of the district was 54.36% African American, 45.07% White, 0.23% Hispanic, 0.21% Asian, and 0.13% Native American. 65.5% 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	4054	50%	50%	0.23%	53.59%	0.08%	0%	45.97%
2004-05	3,924	50%	50%	0.23%	53.59%	0.08%	0.13%	45.97%
2003-04	3,969	50%	50%	0.25%	53.14%	0.10%	0.13%	46.38%
2002-03	3,941	50%	50%	0.28%	52.91%	0.15%	0.10%	46.56%

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