Carroll County School District (Mississippi)

The Carroll County School District is a public school district based in Carrollton, Mississippi (USA). The district's boundaries parallel that of Carroll County.[1] It is also known as Carroll County School District (CCSD).[2]

History

Before the year 1953, public education was not centralized in Carroll County, many schools were run and sustained by the community. There was an extensive network of rural schools catering specifically to the local's needs.[3]

In 1953, Mississippi Legislature passed a law that reorganized and abolished more than 2,000 local school districts. The state education department was forced to reorganize these districts into more modern appropriate ones by July 1, 1957.[4]

From 1957 to the 1990's, enrollment fell as the population declined due to agriculture became mechanized, and students were consolidated into few schools to make extra-curricular and academic programs easier to fund.[5] This then lead to the merger of Vaiden High School and J.Z George High School in 1999.[6]

Billy Joe Ferguson became the superintendent in 1996.[7]

Schools

Former schools
  • Vaiden High School (Vaiden) – Consolidated into J. Z. George HS in 1999[7]
  • Hathorne Elementary School (Vaiden)[9] In 2006 Hathorne Elementary had 141 students and 21 employees. That year the district leadership proposed closing the school, something criticized by George Tubreville, mayor of Vaiden.[10] The consolidation of Vaiden High and a decline in enrollment at Hathorne contributed to the district deciding to close the elementary school. Hathorne Elementary closed in 2010 and the district stopped using the building. In 2014 Central Mississippi Inc., intending to establish a Head Start program, bought the school for $136,000.[11]

Operations

In 2006 the district had a higher per student spending compared to the Mississippi state average.[12]

Demographics

2006-07 school year

There were a total of 982 students enrolled in the Carroll County School District during the 2006–2007 school year. The gender makeup of the district was 49% female and 51% male. The racial makeup of the district was 70.98% African American, 28.41% White, and 0.61% Hispanic.[13] 76.5% of the district's students were eligible to receive free lunch.[14]

Previous school years

School Year Enrollment Gender Makeup Racial Makeup
Female Male Asian African
American		 Hispanic Native
American		 White
2005-06[13] 1,035 49% 51% – 72.37% 0.48% 0.10% 27.05%
2004-05[13] 1,067 49% 51% – 72.07% 0.19% – 27.74%
2003-04[13] 1,109 49% 51% 0.09% 70.51% 0.18% – 29.21%
2002-03[15] 1,150 48% 52% 0.09% 71.48% – – 28.43%

Accountability statistics

2006-07[16] 2005-06[17] 2004-05[18] 2003-04[19] 2002-03[20]
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 1 1 1 1 1
Level 3 (Successful) Schools 2 1 2 2 2
Level 2 (Under Performing) Schools 0 1 0 0 0
Level 1 (Low Performing) Schools 0 0 0 0 0
Not Assigned 0 0 0 0 0

See also

References

  1. ↑ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Carroll County, MS" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved June 6, 2021.
  2. ↑ "About CCS". Carroll County School District. February 8, 2012. Archived from the original on February 8, 2012. Retrieved June 6, 2021.
  3. ↑ "1943". da.mdah.ms.gov. Retrieved June 27, 2026.
  4. ↑ "Series 1653: School Building Surveys from the Act of 1953. 1954-1957. Education, Dept. of (RG 50). School Building and Transportation. | Finding Aids". finding.mdah.ms.gov. Retrieved June 27, 2026.
  5. ↑ r2WPadmin. "Carroll County". Mississippi Encyclopedia. Retrieved June 27, 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  6. ↑ "For JZ George High". The Conservative. April 15, 1999. p. 13. Retrieved June 27, 2026.
  7. 1 2 Vigour, Theresa (April 15, 1999). "Bulldogs and Wildcats become Jaguars with school consolidation". The Conservative. p. B1. - Clipping from Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: North Carrollton town, MS" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved June 6, 2021.
  9. ↑ "Carroll County". Mississippi Department of Education. January 24, 2000. Archived from the original on January 24, 2000. Retrieved June 6, 2021.
  10. ↑ Land, Monica (February 9, 2006). "Mayor critical of proposed closure". The Conservative. Vol. 121, no. 15. pp. 1, 5. - Clipping of page 1 and of page 5 from Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Hathorn building sold to CMI". Greenwood Commonwealth. April 29, 2014. Retrieved June 6, 2021.
  12. ↑ Watson, Steven G. (February 9, 2006). "Carroll spends more per student than average Mississippi school". The Conservative. Vol. 121, no. 15. pp. 1, 5. - Clipping of page 1 and page 5 by Newspapers.com.
  13. 1 2 3 4 "Mississippi Assessment and Accountability Reporting System". Office of Research and Statistics, Mississippi Department of Education. Archived from the original on March 23, 2007.
  14. ↑ "2006-07 State, District, and School Enrollment by Race/Gender with Poverty Data" (XLS). Mississippi Department of Education. January 16, 2008. Retrieved May 17, 2008.
  15. ↑ "Mississippi Report Card for 2002-2003". Office of Educational Accountability, Mississippi Department of Education. September 2, 2004. Archived from the original on August 12, 2007. Retrieved August 31, 2007.
  16. ↑ "2007 Results" (PDF). Mississippi Statewide Accountability System. Mississippi Department of Education. September 13, 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 27, 2007. Retrieved September 15, 2007.
  17. ↑ "2006 Results" (PDF). Mississippi Statewide Accountability System. Mississippi Department of Education. September 6, 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 17, 2007. Retrieved May 24, 2007.
  18. ↑ "2005 Results" (PDF). Mississippi Statewide Accountability System. Mississippi Department of Education. September 9, 2005. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 13, 2006. Retrieved May 24, 2007.
  19. ↑ "2004 Results" (PDF). Mississippi Statewide Accountability System. Mississippi Department of Education. September 26, 2004. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 5, 2007. Retrieved May 24, 2007.
  20. ↑ "2003 Results" (PDF). Mississippi Statewide Accountability System. Mississippi Department of Education. November 21, 2003. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 11, 2006. Retrieved May 24, 2007.
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