Noxubee County School District

The Noxubee County School District is an American public school district based in Macon, Mississippi. The district's boundaries parallel that of Noxubee County.

Schools
  • Noxubee County High School (Macon; Grades 9-12)
  • B.F. Liddell Middle School (Macon; Grades 5-8)
  • Earl Nash Elementary School (Macon; Grades K-4)
  • Wilson Elementary School (Brooksville; Grades K-6)

W.B. Reed Elementary School was closed down in the year 2010 due to low enrollment. The elementary school, which was praised for being able to maintain a level 5 ranking for several consecutive years, was combined with Earl Nash Elementary School in Macon, Mississippi. It was reported that the Noxubee County school district was able to save $500,000 after just one year of not operating Reed Elementary. What was once Reed Elementary, is now an alternative school for troublesome students within The Noxubee County School District.

Closed Schools

Integration

The public school population is less than 1% white, compared to 27% of the county population.[1] In 1968, when the federal government mandated integration of public schools, Central Academy was founded in Macon as a segregation academy where white children could attend without having to go to school with black students.[2] In 1982, private deals between board members and the academy to use public funds came to light. The NAACP responded by calling for the resignation of all Noxubee county school board members who had knowledge of the board's aid to the Academy, which at the time still did not enroll any black students.[3]

Demographics

2006-07 school year

There were a total of 2,134 students enrolled in the Noxubee 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 98.83% African American, 0.75% White, 0.28% Hispanic, 0.09% Asian, and 0.05% Native American.[4] All of the district's students were eligible to receive free lunch.[5]

Previous school years
School Year Enrollment Gender Makeup Racial Makeup
Female Male Asian African
American		 Hispanic Native
American		 White
2005-06[4] 2,172 49% 51% – 98.62% 0.28% 0.05% 1.06%
2004-05[4] 2,170 50% 50% – 99.59% 0.14% – 0.28%
2003-04[4] 2,220 50% 50% 0.09% 99.64% 0.14% – 0.14%
2002-03[6] 2,259 51% 49% 0.09% 99.42% 0.09% 0.04% 0.35%

Accountability statistics
2006-07[7] 2005-06[8] 2004-05[9] 2003-04[10] 2002-03[11]
District Accreditation Status Accredited Accredited Accredited Accredited Accredited
School Performance Classifications
Level 5 (Superior Performing) Schools 1 1 1 1 0
Level 4 (Exemplary) Schools 0 1 1 1 1
Level 3 (Successful) Schools 2 2 3 2 4
Level 2 (Under Performing) Schools 2 1 0 1 0
Level 1 (Low Performing) Schools 0 0 0 0 0
Not Assigned 0 0 0 0 0

See also

References
  1. "2006-07 State, District, and School Enrollment by Race/Gender with Poverty Data" (XLS). Mississippi Department of Education. 2008-01-16. Retrieved 2008-05-18.
  2. Bolton, Charles C. (2005). The Hardest Deal of All. Jackson: University Press of Mississippi. ISBN 9781578067176.
  3. "Schools board member resigns before NAACP asks". Clarksdale Press-Register. May 19, 1982. p. 11.
  4. "Mississippi Assessment and Accountability Reporting System". Office of Research and Statistics, Mississippi Department of Education. Archived from the original on 2007-03-23.
  5. "2006-07 State, District, and School Enrollment by Race/Gender with Poverty Data" (XLS). Mississippi Department of Education. 2008-01-16. Retrieved 2008-05-18.
  6. "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.
  7. "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.
  8. "2006 Results" (PDF). Mississippi Statewide Accountability System. Mississippi Department of Education. 2006-09-06. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-02-17. Retrieved 2007-06-14.
  9. "2005 Results" (PDF). Mississippi Statewide Accountability System. Mississippi Department of Education. 2005-09-09. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-07-05. Retrieved 2007-06-14.
  10. "2004 Results" (PDF). Mississippi Statewide Accountability System. Mississippi Department of Education. 2004-09-26. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-07-05. Retrieved 2007-06-14.
  11. "2003 Results" (PDF). Mississippi Statewide Accountability System. Mississippi Department of Education. 2003-11-21. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-07-05. Retrieved 2007-06-14.


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