Lafayette County School District (Mississippi)

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

Lafayette County School District (Mississippi)
100 Commodore DR Oxford , MS, 38655
District information
Grades	PK-12
NCES District ID	2802370[1]
Students and staff
Students	2,877 (2023-24)[1]
Teachers	232.04 (FTE)[1]
Student–teacher ratio	12.40[1]

The district serves Abbeville, Paris, Taylor, and Tula, as well as most unincorporated rural areas in Lafayette County. The district incorporates a few outerlying sections of Oxford.^[2]

The district administration, middle school, and high school are along Commodore Drive in the city limits of Oxford.^[3][4]

Schools

Lafayette High School

All are in the Oxford city limits.

• Lafayette High School (Grades 9-12)
• Lafayette Middle School (Grades 7-8)
• Lafayette Upper Elementary School (Grades 3-6)
• Lafayette Lower Elementary School (Grades K-2)

Demographics

2006-07 school year

There were a total of 2,394 students enrolled in the Lafayette County School District during the 2006–2007 school year. The gender makeup of the district was 47% female and 53% male. The racial makeup of the district was 29.20% African American, 69.13% White, 1.42% Hispanic, 0.13% Native American, and 0.13% Asian.^[5] 44.2% of the district's students were eligible to receive free lunch.^[6]

Previous school years

School Year	Enrollment	Gender Makeup		Racial Makeup
		Female	Male	Asian	African American	Hispanic	Native American	White
2005-06[5]	2,375	48%	52%	0.17%	29.60%	1.31%	0.13%	68.80%
2004-05[5]	2,227	48%	52%	0.04%	29.55%	1.21%	0.04%	69.15%
2003-04[5]	2,193	48%	52%	0.09%	29.09%	1.05%	0.05%	69.72%
2002-03[7]	2,116	47%	53%	0.09%	31.33%	0.66%	0.09%	67.82%

Accountability statistics

	2006-07[8]	2005-06[9]	2004-05[10]	2003-04[11]	2002-03[12]
District Accreditation Status	Accredited	Accredited	Accredited	Accredited	Accredited
School Performance Classifications
Level 5 (Superior Performing) Schools	1	1	1	1	1
Level 4 (Exemplary) Schools	2	2	1	2	2
Level 3 (Successful) Schools	0	0	1	0	0
Level 2 (Under Performing) Schools	0	0	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