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

Billy Joe Ferguson became the superintendent in 1996.^[3]

Schools

• J. Z. George High School (North Carrollton)
• Marshall Elementary School (unincorporated area, adjacent to North Carrollton^[4])

Former schools

• Vaiden High School (Vaiden) – Consolidated into J. Z. George HS in 1999^[3]
• Hathorne Elementary School (Vaiden)^[5] 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.^[6] 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.^[7]

Operations

In 2006 the district had a higher per student spending compared to the Mississippi state average.^[8]

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.^[9] 76.5% of the district's students were eligible to receive free lunch.^[10]

Previous school years

School Year	Enrollment	Gender Makeup		Racial Makeup
		Female	Male	Asian	African American	Hispanic	Native American	White
2005-06[9]	1,035	49%	51%	–	72.37%	0.48%	0.10%	27.05%
2004-05[9]	1,067	49%	51%	–	72.07%	0.19%	–	27.74%
2003-04[9]	1,109	49%	51%	0.09%	70.51%	0.18%	–	29.21%
2002-03[11]	1,150	48%	52%	0.09%	71.48%	–	–	28.43%

Accountability statistics

	2006-07[12]	2005-06[13]	2004-05[14]	2003-04[15]	2002-03[16]
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

• List of school districts in Mississippi
• Carroll Academy – Private school in Carrollton, Mississippi