Durant Public School District

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Address
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65 West Madison

Durant
,
Mississippi
39063

United States
CoordinatesCoordinates: 33°04′41″N 89°51′28″W / 33.078161°N 89.85785099999998°W / 33.078161; -89.85785099999998
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School typePublic
School districtDurant Public School District
GradesK - 12
WebsiteOfficial website

The Durant Public School District was a public school district based in Durant, Mississippi, United States. The district served students in the City of Durant.[1]

Effective July 1, 2018 the Durant school district and the Holmes County School District consolidated into the Holmes County Consolidated School District.[2]

As of 2016 the superintendent was Edwin Robinson.[3] It operated a single school, Durant Public School, with elementary and secondary divisions.

History[]

Gray Tollison, chairperson of the Mississippi Senate Education Committee, wrote SB 2494, which required Durant school district to consolidate into Holmes County's district; Tollison argued that the Durant district had insufficient tax revenues to operate. The Durant school district opposed the consolidation.[3] The bill was opposed by Democrats and supported by Republicans, passing the Mississippi House of Representatives.[4] In 2016 Governor of Mississippi Phil Bryant signed the bill, finalizing the consolidation.[5] As a result of the consolidation, a new school board for Holmes County was assembled by 2018.[6]

In March 2018 the Durant school board voted to move high school students in Durant to Holmes County Central High School, an action opposed by area residents.[6]

Academic performance[]

As of 2016 the graduation rate was 74.6%, and the Mississippi educational authorities gave the school a "D" ranking.[7]

Demographics[]

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.[8] 83.9% of the district's students were eligible to receive free lunch.[9]

Previous school years[]

School Year Enrollment Gender Makeup Racial Makeup
Female Male Asian African
American 		Hispanic Native
American 		White
2005-06[8] 623 48% 52% 1.44% 94.22% 0.16% – 4.17%
2004-05[8] 632 50% 50% 0.79% 95.09% 0.16% – 3.96%
2003-04[8] 646 48% 52% 0.77% 94.27% – – 4.95%
2002-03[10] 658 48% 52% 0.76% 92.55% 0.30% – 6.38%

Accountability statistics[]

2006-07[11] 2005-06[12] 2004-05[13] 2003-04[14] 2002-03[15]
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

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Map of Holmes County, MS school districts, 2010." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on July 9, 2017.
  2. ^ "School District Consolidation in Mississippi Archived 2017-07-02 at the Wayback Machine." Mississippi Professional Educators. December 2016. Retrieved on July 2, 2017. Page 2 (PDF p. 3/6).
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b Mannie, Sierra (2016-02-24). "A little school district fights to stay that way". The Hechinger Report. Retrieved 2017-07-09.
  4. ^ "Bill would merge Holmes County and Durant school districts". WAPT. 2016-03-02. Retrieved 2017-07-09.
  5. ^ Riley, Breck (2016-05-11). "Governor Signs Bill Consolidating Holmes County/Durant School Districts". Breezy News. Retrieved 2017-07-09.
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b Carter, Margaret-Ann (2018-03-09). "Some Durant Public School Students to be transferred to Holmes County School". WJTV. Retrieved 2018-04-18.
  7. ^ "Holmes County residents not happy about consolidation bill". WJTV. 2016-02-09. Retrieved 2017-07-09.
  8. ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Mississippi Assessment and Accountability Reporting System". Office of Research and Statistics, Mississippi Department of Education. Archived from the original on 2007-03-23.
  9. ^ "2006-07 State, District, and School Enrollment by Race/Gender with Poverty Data" (XLS). Mississippi Department of Education. 2008-01-16. Retrieved 2008-05-17.[dead link]
  10. ^ "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.
  11. ^ "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.
  12. ^ "2006 Results" (PDF). Mississippi Statewide Accountability System. Mississippi Department of Education. 2006-09-06. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-02-17. Retrieved 2007-06-04.
  13. ^ "2005 Results" (PDF). Mississippi Statewide Accountability System. Mississippi Department of Education. 2005-09-09. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-12-13. Retrieved 2007-06-04.
  14. ^ "2004 Results" (PDF). Mississippi Statewide Accountability System. Mississippi Department of Education. 2004-09-26. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-07-05. Retrieved 2007-06-04.
  15. ^ "2003 Results" (PDF). Mississippi Statewide Accountability System. Mississippi Department of Education. 2003-11-21. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-12-11. Retrieved 2007-06-04.

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