Tate County School District

The Tate County School District is a public school district based in Tate County, Mississippi, United States.

The district serves the town of Coldwater; the census-designated places of Arkabutla, Independence, and Strayhorn;^[1] and the unincorporated community of Sarah,^{[citation needed]} as well as most rural areas in Tate County.^[1]

"The Tate County School District exists to educate all students to be college and career ready, and to develop a lifelong love for learning."^[2]

Schools

• Coldwater Elementary School
• Coldwater High School
• East Tate Elementary School
• Independence High School
• Senatobia Tate County - Career & Technical Center
• Strayhorn Elementary School
• Strayhorn High School

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Demographics

2017-2018 & 2018-2019 school years

Tate County School District contains seven schools and 2,097 students. The district's minority enrollment was 50%. 99.1% of students were economically disadvantaged.

The student body at the schools served by Tate County School District was 56.8% White, 32% Black, 0.1% Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander, 6.6% Hispanic/Latino, 0% American Indian or Alaska Native, and 0% Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander. In addition, 4.5% of students were two or more races, and 0% did not specify their race or ethnicity.

50% of students were female, and 50% of students were male. At schools in Tate County School District, 99.1% of students were eligible to participate in the federal free and reduced price meal program and 5.1% of students were English language learners.

Within Tate County School District, 99.1% of teachers were licensed, and 82.7% had three or more years of experience. The student-to-teacher ratio was lower than the state average, at 14:1. The district had four full-time counsellors on staff.^[3]

Previous school years

School year	Enrollment	Gender makeup		Racial makeup
		Female	Male	Asian	African American	Hispanic	Native American	White
2005-06[4]	2,847	48%	52%	0.21%	44.57%	1.90%	–	53.32%
2004-05[4]	2,794	49%	51%	0.14%	47.57%	1.47%	–	50.82%
2003-04[4]	2,863	49%	51%	0.03%	46.73%	1.15%	–	52.08%
2002-03[5]	2,845	49%	51%	0.11%	47.24%	1.37%	–	51.28%

Accountability statistics

	2006-07[6]	2005-06[7]	2004-05[8]	2003-04[9]	2002-03[10]
District accreditation status	Accredited	Accredited	Accredited	Probation	Advised
School performance classifications
Level 5 (Superior Performing) Schools	0	0	0	0	0
Level 4 (Exemplary) Schools	0	2	1	2	1
Level 3 (Successful) Schools	5	2	2	3	2
Level 2 (Under Performing) Schools	1	1	2	0	1
Level 1 (Low Performing) Schools	1	0	0	0	1
Not assigned	0	0	0	0	0

See also

• List of school districts in Mississippi