Lowndes County School District, Mississippi

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Lowndes County School District
District details
School board members: 5
Students: 5,360 (2023-2024)
Schools: 10 (2023-2024)
Website: Link

Lowndes County School District is a school district in Mississippi (Lowndes County). During the 2024 school year, 5,360 students attended one of the district's 10 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 Lowndes 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
Brad Fleming
Jane Kilgore
Jacqueline Gray		2026
Robert Barksdale		2025
Wesley Barrett		2025

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:	$11,895,000	$2,242	16%
Local:	$32,678,000	$6,160	44%
State:	$29,068,000	$5,479	40%
Total:	$73,641,000	$13,881

Expenditures, 2021-2022

TYPE	AMOUNT	AMOUNT PER STUDENT	PERCENT
Total Expenditures:	$61,338,000	$11,562
Total Current Expenditures:	$53,249,000	$10,037
Instructional Expenditures:	$32,915,000	$6,204	54%
Student and Staff Support:	$3,959,000	$746	6%
Administration:	$6,844,000	$1,290	11%
Operations, Food Service, Other:	$9,511,000	$1,792	16%
Total Capital Outlay:	$6,349,000	$1,196
Construction:	$3,442,000	$648
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other:	$48,000	$9
Interest on Debt:	$1,692,000	$318

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	60	<50	42	60-69	PS	70-79	72
2020-2021	44	>=50	24	50-59	PS	40-49	57
2018-2019	57	60-79	43	55-59	PS	60-69	66
2017-2018	52	>=50	37	50-59	PS	60-69	62
2016-2017	47	<50	29	50-59	PS	50-59	57
2015-2016	40	40-59	22	40-49	PS	40-49	50
2014-2015	35	40-59	18	30-39	PS	40-59	44
2013-2014	78	>=80	66	60-69	PS	>=50	84
2012-2013	76	>=50	65	60-79	PS		83
2011-2012	68	>=80	55	60-79	PS		75
2010-2011	67	60-79	54	60-79	PS		74

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	50	<50	33	50-59	PS	60-69	61
2020-2021	44	>=50	25	30-39	PS	30-39	56
2018-2019	51	>=50	31	50-59	PS	50-59	65
2017-2018	47	>=50	28	40-49	PS	40-49	59
2016-2017	43	40-59	25	40-49	PS	50-59	54
2015-2016	41	40-59	23	40-49	PS	40-49	52
2014-2015	47	40-59	29	50-59	PS	>=50	56
2013-2014	67	60-79	53	60-69	PS	>=50	75
2012-2013	68	60-79	57	40-59	PS		74
2011-2012	65	60-79	50	60-79	PS		73
2010-2011	60	60-79	45	40-59	PS		69

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	90	PS	90-94	>=50	PS	PS	85-89
2020-2021	91	PS	90-94	PS	PS	PS	90-94
2019-2020	93	PS	>=95	PS		>=50	90-94
2018-2019	91	PS	90-94	>=50		PS	85-89
2017-2018	92	PS	90-94	>=50		PS	90-94
2016-2017	90	PS	90-94	PS		PS	90-94
2015-2016	85	PS	85-89	PS		PS	80-84
2014-2015	83		85-89				80-84
2013-2014	85	PS	80-84	PS		PS	85-89
2012-2013	80		65-69				85-89
2011-2012	80		65-69				85-89
2010-2011	75		70-74				75-79

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	5,360	1.8
2022-2023	5,261	-0.8
2021-2022	5,305	2.5
2020-2021	5,173	-6.9
2019-2020	5,528	1.4
2018-2019	5,452	0.8
2017-2018	5,408	2.0
2016-2017	5,300	1.6
2015-2016	5,217	0.8
2014-2015	5,176	1.5
2013-2014	5,096	0.5
2012-2013	5,071	1.7
2011-2012	4,984	-2.6
2010-2011	5,115	-2.6
2009-2010	5,247	-2.7
2008-2009	5,391	-1.1
2007-2008	5,452	-0.9
2006-2007	5,502	1.0
2005-2006	5,448	0.1
2004-2005	5,443	1.1
2003-2004	5,383	0.0
2002-2003	5,384	0.8
2001-2002	5,341	-2.7
2000-2001	5,486	-2.3
1999-2000	5,614	0.0

Racial Demographics, 2023-2024

RACE	Lowndes County School District (%)	Mississippi K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native	0.0	0.2
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander	0.3	1.1
Black	38.3	46.9
Hispanic	1.9	5.0
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	0.1	0.1
Two or More Races	2.9	4.6
White	56.5	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, Lowndes County School District had 414.35 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 12.94.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year

TYPE	NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten:	9.93
Kindergarten:	21.16
Elementary:	215.21
Secondary:	132.72
Total:	414.35

Lowndes County School District employed 10.00 district administrators and 20.75 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year

TYPE	NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators:	10.00
District Administrative Support:	21.70
School Administrators:	20.75
School Administrative Support:	46.52

Other staff, 2023-2024 school year

TYPE	NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides:	94.62
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors:	8.92
Total Guidance Counselors:	12.89
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	7.89
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	5.00
Librarians/Media Specialists:	6.94
Library/Media Support:	4.00
Student Support Services:	33.36
Other Support Services:	185.93

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 Lowndes County School District operates 10 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.

List of schools

SCHOOL NAME	NUMBER OF STUDENTS	GRADES
Caledonia Elementary School	1,082	PK-5
Caledonia High School	641	9-12
Caledonia Middle School	539	6-8
Lowndes County Alternative School	0	PK-12
Lowndes Co Voc Complex	0	9-12
New Hope Elementary School	1,199	PK-5
New Hope High School	818	9-12
New Hope Middle School	612	6-8
West Lowndes Elementary	253	PK-6
West Lowndes High School	216	7-12

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