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Amite County School District, Mississippi, elections

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Amite County School District
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District details
School board members: 5
Students: 853 (2022-2023)
Schools: 4 (2022-2023)
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Amite County School District is a school district in Mississippi (Amite County). During the 2023 school year, 853 students attended one of the district's four schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, election rules, finances, academics, policies, and more details about the district.

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Elections

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About the district

School board

The Amite County School District consists of five members serving six-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
James Copeland
Diane Cook2029
Monica Johnson2029
Cissy Fenn2025
Cindy Newman2025

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Overlapping state house districts

Amite County School District
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
Mississippi House of Representatives District 96Angela CockerhamIndependent 65% 34%
Mississippi House of Representatives District 97Sam MimsRepublican Party 35% 47%

The table was limited to the lower chamber because it provides the most granularity. State house districts tend to be more numerous and therefore smaller than state senate or U.S. House districts. This provides an impression of the partisan affiliations in the area.

Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2020-2021
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $2,584,000 $3,102 20%
Local: $4,941,000 $5,932 37%
State: $5,746,000 $6,898 43%
Total: $13,271,000 $15,932
Expenditures, 2020-2021
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $12,251,000 $14,707
Total Current Expenditures: $10,970,000 $13,169
Instructional Expenditures: $5,820,000 $6,986 48%
Student and Staff Support: $846,000 $1,015 7%
Administration: $1,600,000 $1,920 13%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $2,673,000 $3,208 22%
Total Capital Outlay: $1,128,000 $1,354
Construction: $0 $0
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $128,000 $153
Interest on Debt: $25,000 $30

Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 21 20 PS <50 25-29
2018-2019 14 12 PS PS <50 20-24
2017-2018 15 15 PS PS <50 10-14
2016-2017 16 15 PS <50 20-24
2015-2016 10 9 PS <50 10-14
2014-2015 12 11 PS <50 15-19
2013-2014 46 44 PS >=50 50-54
2012-2013 45 44 PS 45-49
2011-2012 39 35 PS 55-59
2010-2011 39 36 PS PS 50-54

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 17 16 PS <50 20-24
2018-2019 19 17 PS PS <50 30-34
2017-2018 20 18 PS PS <50 25-29
2016-2017 17 14 PS <50 30-34
2015-2016 21 18 PS <50 35-39
2014-2015 26 25 PS <50 30-34
2013-2014 41 39 PS <50 50-54
2012-2013 38 36 >=50 45-49
2011-2012 41 40 PS 45-49
2010-2011 36 34 PS PS 45-49

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2019-2020 80-84 80-84 PS >=50
2018-2019 70-79 70-79 PS >=50
2017-2018 75-79 80-89 PS PS >=50
2016-2017 70-79 70-79 >=50
2015-2016 80-84 80-84 >=50
2014-2015 70-79 80-89 <50
2013-2014 75-79 70-79 PS >=50
2012-2013 60-64 60-64
2011-2012 55-59 55-59
2010-2011 60-64 65-69

Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2022-2023 853 -3.9
2021-2022 886 6.0
2020-2021 833 -11.5
2019-2020 929 2.3
2018-2019 908 -12.8
2017-2018 1,024 -2.8
2016-2017 1,053 1.3
2015-2016 1,039 -1.4
2014-2015 1,054 -0.9
2013-2014 1,064 -1.8
2012-2013 1,083 1.9
2011-2012 1,062 -2.6
2010-2011 1,090 -10.7
2009-2010 1,207 -5.6
2008-2009 1,274 1.2
2007-2008 1,259 -4.0
2006-2007 1,309 -14.6
2005-2006 1,500 10.8
2004-2005 1,338 -7.3
2003-2004 1,436 -3.6
2002-2003 1,488 -2.7
2001-2002 1,528 -6.1
2000-2001 1,621 -1.8
1999-2000 1,650 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2022-2023
RACE Amite County School District (%) Mississippi K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.1 0.2
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.1 1.1
Black 82.0 47.0
Hispanic 0.8 4.8
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.1
Two or More Races 1.6 4.3
White 15.4 42.6

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

As of the 2022-2023 school year, Amite County School District had 88.07 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 9.69.

Teachers, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 0.59
Kindergarten: 4.64
Elementary: 31.68
Secondary: 42.63
Total: 88.07

Amite County School District employed 3.85 district administrators and 5.00 school administrators as of the 2022-2023 school year.

Administrators, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 3.85
District Administrative Support: 6.00
School Administrators: 5.00
School Administrative Support: 6.00
Other staff, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 27.00
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 2.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 1.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 1.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 1.30
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 6.63
Other Support Services: 39.41

Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

The Amite County School District operates four schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Amite County Elementary468KG-6
Amite County High School2549-12
Amite County Middle School1317-8
Amite County Voc Complex09-12

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See also

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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
    2. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
    3. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
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