Lawrence County School District, Mississippi

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Lawrence County School District
District details
School board members: 5
Students: 1,693 (2023-2024)
Schools: 6 (2023-2024)
Website: Link

Lawrence County School District is a school district in Mississippi (Lawrence County). During the 2024 school year, 1,693 students attended one of the district's six schools.

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

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School board

The Lawrence 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

Name	Year assumed office	Year term ends
Tammy Fairburn	2025	2031
Virginia McDuffey	2025	2031
Murphy Peyton	2023	2029
Ashton Watts	2023	2029
Wesley Bridges		2027

Elections

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Budget

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

• Revenue
• Expenditures

Revenue, 2021-2022

SOURCE	AMOUNT	AMOUNT PER STUDENT	PERCENT
Federal:	$4,745,000	$2,681	20%
Local:	$7,754,000	$4,381	33%
State:	$10,748,000	$6,072	46%
Total:	$23,247,000	$13,134

Expenditures, 2021-2022

TYPE	AMOUNT	AMOUNT PER STUDENT	PERCENT
Total Expenditures:	$21,586,000	$12,195
Total Current Expenditures:	$20,408,000	$11,529
Instructional Expenditures:	$10,957,000	$6,190	51%
Student and Staff Support:	$1,580,000	$892	7%
Administration:	$3,294,000	$1,861	15%
Operations, Food Service, Other:	$4,512,000	$2,549	21%
Total Capital Outlay:	$979,000	$553
Construction:	$268,000	$151
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other:	$20,000	$11
Interest on Debt:	$179,000	$101

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."

• Mathematics
• Reading/language arts
• Graduation rates

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 (%)
2021-2022	33	PS	22	40-59		<=20	41
2020-2021	20	PS	12	21-39		21-39	25
2018-2019	36	PS	23	<50		40-59	45
2017-2018	32	<50	20	>=50		40-59	40
2016-2017	30	PS	13	<50		<50	41
2015-2016	28	PS	13	<50		40-59	38
2014-2015	25	PS	13	<50		<50	33
2013-2014	63	PS	49	>=50		PS	73
2012-2013	67	PS	54	>=50			75
2011-2012	65	>=50	53	>=50			73
2010-2011	65	>=50	53	>=50	PS		73

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 (%)
2021-2022	31	PS	19	40-59		21-39	39
2020-2021	26	PS	15	<=20		<=20	35
2018-2019	33	PS	19	<50		21-39	43
2017-2018	34	<50	19	40-59		40-59	44
2016-2017	32	PS	17	<50		<50	43
2015-2016	29	PS	14	<50		40-59	39
2014-2015	29	PS	14	>=50		<50	39
2013-2014	56	PS	43	>=50		PS	64
2012-2013	55	PS	40	>=50			65
2011-2012	53	>=50	38	>=50			63
2010-2011	57	>=50	41	>=50	PS		68

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 (%)
2021-2022	85-89	PS	90-94	PS			80-84
2020-2021	80-84		80-89			PS	85-89
2019-2020	90-94	PS	>=90	PS		PS	85-89
2018-2019	85-89	PS	90-94	PS			85-89
2017-2018	90-94		85-89	PS			90-94
2016-2017	80-84		80-84	PS			75-79
2015-2016	80-84	PS	80-84	PS	PS		85-89
2014-2015	80-84		80-89				75-79
2013-2014	75-79	PS	75-79	PS		PS	80-84
2012-2013	75-79		75-79				75-79
2011-2012	80-84		80-84				80-84
2010-2011	80-84		75-79				85-89

Students

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

• Enrollment
• Demographics

Year	Enrollment	Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024	1,693	-0.2
2022-2023	1,696	-4.4
2021-2022	1,770	-4.9
2020-2021	1,857	-9.2
2019-2020	2,027	-2.7
2018-2019	2,082	-3.2
2017-2018	2,148	-2.9
2016-2017	2,211	-0.6
2015-2016	2,225	0.9
2014-2015	2,205	0.3
2013-2014	2,199	1.3
2012-2013	2,171	1.2
2011-2012	2,145	1.7
2010-2011	2,108	-3.0
2009-2010	2,171	-2.8
2008-2009	2,231	-0.8
2007-2008	2,248	-3.3
2006-2007	2,322	-3.2
2005-2006	2,396	2.1
2004-2005	2,346	-2.3
2003-2004	2,400	0.4
2002-2003	2,391	-2.0
2001-2002	2,440	-0.8
2000-2001	2,459	0.4
1999-2000	2,448	0.0

Racial Demographics, 2023-2024

RACE	Lawrence County School District (%)	Mississippi K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native	0.1	0.2
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander	0.2	1.1
Black	42.8	46.9
Hispanic	2.2	5.0
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	0.1	0.1
Two or More Races	3.1	4.6
White	51.5	42.1

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.

• Teachers
• Administrators
• Other staff

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Lawrence County School District had 151.54 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 11.17.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year

TYPE	NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten:	0.00
Kindergarten:	8.50
Elementary:	59.60
Secondary:	70.41
Total:	151.54

Lawrence County School District employed 3.86 district administrators and 12.71 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year

TYPE	NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators:	3.86
District Administrative Support:	12.00
School Administrators:	12.71
School Administrative Support:	12.91

Other staff, 2023-2024 school year

TYPE	NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides:	37.89
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors:	2.00
Total Guidance Counselors:	5.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	2.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	3.00
Librarians/Media Specialists:	4.50
Library/Media Support:	0.00
Student Support Services:	14.85
Other Support Services:	50.48

Schools

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

The Lawrence County School District operates six schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.

List of schools

SCHOOL NAME	NUMBER OF STUDENTS	GRADES
Lawrence Co Tech & Career Center	0	9-12
Lawrence County High School	564	9-12
Monticello Elementary School	398	KG-5
New Hebron Attendance Center	259	KG-8
Rod Paige Middle School	188	6-8
Topeka Tilton Attendance Center	284	KG-8

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