Brookhaven School District

The Brookhaven School District is a public school district based in Brookhaven, Mississippi (USA).

In 2019 it had 2,800 students, with 65% being African-American.^[1]

In 2019 the district allowed parents to ask for specific teachers, a "parental request" system with black and white parents actively using it. As a result there are elementary classrooms that are majority white and some that are all black, which Adam Northam of The Clarion-Ledger states is a de facto racial segregation system.^[1]

Schools

• Brookhaven High School (Grades 9-12)
• Alexander Junior High School (Grades 7-8)
• Lipsey Middle School (Grades 5-6)
• Brookhaven Elementary School (Grades 3-4)
• Mamie Martin Elementary School (Grades K-2)
• Fannie Mullins Alternative School

Demographics

2006-07 school year

There were a total of 3,050 students enrolled in the Brookhaven School District during the 2006–2007 school year. The gender makeup of the district was about 50% female and 50% male. The racial makeup of the district was 61.61% African American, 37.34% White, 0.43% Hispanic, 0.59% Asian, and 0.03% Native American.^[2] 56.9% of the district's students were eligible to receive free lunch.^[3]

Previous school years

School Year	Enrollment	Gender Makeup		Racial Makeup
		Female	Male	Asian	African American	Hispanic	Native American	White
2005-06[2]	3,144	50%	50%	0.60%	60.97%	0.48%	0.06%	37.88%
2004-05[2]	3,024	50%	50%	0.40%	59.99%	0.26%	0.07%	39.29%
2003-04[2]	2,967	50%	50%	0.37%	59.35%	0.27%	0.13%	39.87%
2002-03[4]	2,993	51%	49%	0.33%	60.44%	0.17%	0.17%	38.89%

Accountability statistics

	2006-07[5]	2005-06[6]	2004-05[7]	2003-04[8]	2002-03[9]
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	2	1	2	1
Level 3 (Successful) Schools	3	2	3	2	3
Level 2 (Under Performing) Schools	0	0	0	0	0
Level 1 (Low Performing) Schools	0	0	0	0	0
Not Assigned	1	1	1	1	1

Brookhaven

• List of school districts in Mississippi