| Holmes County Consolidated School District | |
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| Address | |
313 Olive Street
Lexington
, Mississippi, 39095United States | |
| District information | |
| Type | Public |
| Grades | PreK–12[1] |
| NCES District ID | 2800195[1] |
| Students and staff | |
| Students | 2,641[1] |
| Teachers | 190.17 (FTE)[1] |
| Staff | 224.56 (FTE)[1] |
| Student–teacher ratio | 13.89[1] |
| Other information | |
| Website | www |
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, including the City of Durant area previously served by the Durant Public School District.[2] Effective July 1, 2018 the Holmes County and Durant school districts consolidated into the Holmes County Consolidated School District.[3]
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.[4]
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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.[10] 93.2% of the district's students were eligible to receive free lunch.[11]
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.[12]
| School Year | Enrollment | Gender Makeup | Racial Makeup | |||||
| Female | Male | Asian | African American |
Hispanic | Native American |
White | ||
| 2005-06[10] | 3,479 | 50% | 50% | 0.03% | 99.98% | 0.09% | – | 0.06% |
| 2004-05[10] | 3,557 | 50% | 50% | 0.11% | 99.63% | 0.06% | – | 0.20% |
| 2003-04[10] | 3,557 | 50% | 50% | 0.03% | 99.86% | 0.06% | – | 0.06% |
| 2002-03[13] | 3,653 | 50% | 50% | 0.03% | 99.95% | 0.03% | – | – |
| 2006-07[14] | 2005-06[15] | 2004-05[16] | 2003-04[17] | 2002-03[18] | |
| District Accreditation Status | Probation | Probation | Advised | Accredited | Accredited |
| School Performance Classifications | |||||
| Level 5 (Superior Performing) Schools | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Level 4 (Exemplary) Schools | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Level 3 (Successful) Schools | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| Level 2 (Under Performing) Schools | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Level 1 (Low Performing) Schools | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Not Assigned | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Education in Holmes County, Mississippi
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