The Shaw School District was a public school district based in Shaw, Mississippi (USA). The district served the Bolivar County portion of the city; the small portion of the city that lies in Sunflower County was and is served by the Sunflower County School District.[1] On July 1, 2014, the Shaw School District was consolidated into the West Bolivar Consolidated School District.
The district served Shaw and Skene.[2]
The district operated two schools, Shaw High School and McEvans School (elementary-middle school).
History edit
In 2012 the Mississippi Legislature passed a bill that required five school districts in Bolivar County to consolidate into two larger ones.[3] On July 1, 2014, the Shaw School District was consolidated into the West Bolivar Consolidated School District.[4]
Demographics edit
The district had about 960 students sometime before or in 2003.[5]
2006-07 school year edit
There were a total of 668 students enrolled in the Shaw School District during the 2006-2007 school year. The gender makeup of the district was 50% female and 50% male. The racial makeup of the district was 98.65% African American, 0.60% White, and 0.75% Hispanic.[6] 95.2% of the district's students were eligible to receive free lunch.[7]
Previous school years edit
| School Year | Enrollment | Gender Makeup | Racial Makeup | |||||
| Female | Male | Asian | African American |
Hispanic | Native American |
White | ||
| 2005-06[6] | 697 | 49% | 51% | – | 98.28% | 0.86% | – | 0.86% |
| 2004-05[6] | 718 | 50% | 50% | – | 98.61% | 0.97% | – | 0.42% |
| 2003-04[6] | 728 | 51% | 49% | – | 98.35% | 0.69% | – | 0.96% |
| 2002-03[8] | 740 | 50% | 50% | – | 98.51% | 0.68% | – | 0.81% |
Accountability statistics edit
| 2006-07[9] | 2005-06[10] | 2004-05[11] | 2003-04[12] | 2002-03[13] | |
| 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Level 3 (Successful) Schools | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 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 edit
References edit
- ^ "Sunflower County School District Reference Map." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on August 18, 2011.
- ^ "SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP (2010 CENSUS): Bolivar County, MS" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2021-06-09. - Skene is not indicated directly on this map but it may be compared to the 2020 map: "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Bolivar County, MS" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2021-06-09. which shows the location of Skene.
- ^ Wright, Megan (2012-05-12). "Bill passes to consolidate Delta county's school districts". Mississippi Business Journal. Archived from the original on 2017-08-20. Retrieved 2017-07-03.
Coleman noted that West Bolivar and Benoit combined high schools for a time in the 1990s, but said transportation costs were too high.
- ^ "School District Consolidation in Mississippi Archived 2017-07-02 at the Wayback Machine." Mississippi Professional Educators. December 2016. Retrieved on July 2, 2017. Page 2 (PDF p. 3/6).
- ^ Home page. Shaw School District. December 24, 2003. Retrieved on July 3, 2017.
- ^ a b c d "Mississippi Assessment and Accountability Reporting System". Office of Research and Statistics, Mississippi Department of Education. Archived from the original on 2007-03-23.
- ^ "2006-07 State, District, and School Enrollment by Race/Gender with Poverty Data" (XLS). Mississippi Department of Education. 2008-01-16. Retrieved 2008-05-19. [dead link]
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "2006 Results" (PDF). Mississippi Statewide Accountability System. Mississippi Department of Education. 2006-09-06. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-02-17. Retrieved 2007-06-17.
- ^ "2005 Results" (PDF). Mississippi Statewide Accountability System. Mississippi Department of Education. 2005-09-09. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-07-05. Retrieved 2007-06-17.
- ^ "2004 Results" (PDF). Mississippi Statewide Accountability System. Mississippi Department of Education. 2004-09-26. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-07-05. Retrieved 2007-06-17.
- ^ "2003 Results" (PDF). Mississippi Statewide Accountability System. Mississippi Department of Education. 2003-11-21. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-07-05. Retrieved 2007-06-17.
Further reading edit
- Map of Bolivar County School Districts as of 2010 - U.S. Census Bureau
- Legislation from the Mississippi Legislature requiring the Bolivar County school district consolidations
- Ruling from the U.S. Department of Justice about the Bolivar County school district consolidations
External links edit
- Shaw School District at the Wayback Machine (archive index) (shawschools.k12.ms.us)
- Shaw School District at the Wayback Machine (archive index) (www2.mde.k12.ms.us/0615