Durant Public School District
| Durant Public School District | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Address | |
65 West Madison
, Mississippi, 39063United States | |
| Coordinates | 33°04′42″N 89°51′28″W / 33.0782°N 89.8579°W |
| District information | |
| Type | Public |
| Grades | K - 12 |
| Closed | July 1, 2018 |
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[update] the superintendent was Edwin Robinson.[3] It operated a single school, Durant Public School, with elementary and secondary divisions.
History[edit]
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[edit]
As of 2016[update] the graduation rate was 74.6%, and the Mississippi educational authorities gave the school a "D" ranking.[7]
Demographics[edit]
2006-07 school year[edit]
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[edit]
| 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[edit]
| 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[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Map of Holmes County, MS school districts, 2010." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on July 9, 2017.
- ^ "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).
- ^ a b Mannie, Sierra (2016-02-24). "A little school district fights to stay that way". The Hechinger Report. Retrieved 2017-07-09.
- ^ "Bill would merge Holmes County and Durant school districts". WAPT. 2016-03-02. Retrieved 2017-07-09.
- ^ Riley, Breck (2016-05-11). "Governor Signs Bill Consolidating Holmes County/Durant School Districts". Breezy News. Archived from the original on 2018-04-18. Retrieved 2017-07-09.
- ^ a b Carter, Margaret-Ann (2018-03-09). "Some Durant Public School Students to be transferred to Holmes County School". WJTV. Archived from the original on 2018-04-18. Retrieved 2018-04-18.
- ^ "Holmes County residents not happy about consolidation bill". WJTV. 2016-02-09. Retrieved 2017-07-09.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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]
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.