The Holmes County Consolidated School District (HCCSD), formerly the Holmes County School District, is a public school district based in Lexington, Mississippi (USA). The district covers all of Holmes County,[2] including the City of Durant area previously served by the Durant Public School District.[3] Effective July 1, 2018 the Holmes County and Durant school districts consolidated into the Holmes County Consolidated School District.[4]
As of 2016 the district had a per student spending rate, adjusted for regional cost differentiation, of $8,368, $3,500 under the U.S. average. The district received, for every student, $1,500 as per Title I. Its student body is among the poorest in the United States.[5]
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2006-07 school year
There were a total of 3,508 students enrolled in the Holmes County School District during the 2006–2007 school year. The gender makeup of the district was 50% female and 50% male. The racial makeup of the district was 99.86% African American, 0.06% White, and 0.09% Asian.[11] 93.2% of the district's students were eligible to receive free lunch.[12]
Previous school years
In 1968 there were 771 white students in the county school system. Desegregation occurred in 1969, and that year the white student population decreased to 228. In 1970 no white students were enrolled.[13]
^"Goodman-Pickens History." Goodman-Pickens Elementary School. May 4, 2006. Retrieved on July 9, 2017.
^"Schools." Holmes County School District. July 28, 2014. Retrieved on July 9, 2017. "Mileston Middle School 147 Headstart Road Tchula, MS 39169 " and "Lexington Elementary School 209 Pine Street Lexington, MS 39095"
^Home. Mileston Elementary School. March 22, 2006. Retrieved on July 9, 2017. "147 Headstart Rd. Tchula, MS 39169"
^"Mission." Mileston Elementary School. May 4, 2006. Retrieved on July 9, 2017.
^"Welcome to LES Library." Lexington Elementary School. October 9, 2006. Retrieved on July 9, 2017.
^"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.
^"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.
^"2006 Results"(PDF). Mississippi Statewide Accountability System. Mississippi Department of Education. September 6, 2006. Archived from the original(PDF) on February 17, 2007. Retrieved June 7, 2007.
^"2005 Results"(PDF). Mississippi Statewide Accountability System. Mississippi Department of Education. September 9, 2005. Archived from the original(PDF) on December 13, 2006. Retrieved June 7, 2007.
^"2004 Results"(PDF). Mississippi Statewide Accountability System. Mississippi Department of Education. September 26, 2004. Archived from the original(PDF) on July 5, 2007. Retrieved June 7, 2007.
^"2003 Results"(PDF). Mississippi Statewide Accountability System. Mississippi Department of Education. November 21, 2003. Archived from the original(PDF) on December 11, 2006. Retrieved June 7, 2007.