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District details
School board members: 5
Students: 4,015 (2023-2024)
Schools: 9 (2023-2024)
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Scott County School District is a school district in Mississippi (Scott County). During the 2024 school year, 4,015 students attended one of the district's nine 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 Scott 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
Jackie Bradford
Willie McCurdy
Jeffery Gladney2029
Ben Byram2026
David French2025

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Scott County School District
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
Mississippi House of Representatives District 78Randy RushingRepublican Party 41% 34%
Mississippi House of Representatives District 75Celeste HurstRepublican Party 32% 37%
Mississippi House of Representatives District 79Mark TullosRepublican Party 15% 9%
Mississippi House of Representatives District 27Kenji HollowayDemocratic Party 12% 9%

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, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $15,309,000 $3,951 34%
Local: $6,958,000 $1,796 15%
State: $23,397,000 $6,038 51%
Total: $45,664,000 $11,784
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $41,142,000 $10,617
Total Current Expenditures: $38,077,000 $9,826
Instructional Expenditures: $23,715,000 $6,120 58%
Student and Staff Support: $3,765,000 $971 9%
Administration: $3,882,000 $1,001 9%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $6,688,000 $1,725 16%
Total Capital Outlay: $2,942,000 $759
Construction: $1,780,000 $459
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $96,000 $24
Interest on Debt: $27,000 $6

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 (%)
2021-2022 44 PS 38 30-34 >=50 35-39 51
2020-2021 30 >=50 23 22 >=50 20-24 38
2018-2019 37 PS 26 30-34 >=50 35-39 47
2017-2018 38 >=50 26 30-34 >=50 35-39 47
2016-2017 32 >=50 20 25-29 <50 15-19 43
2015-2016 27 >=50 18 20-24 PS 11-19 37
2014-2015 19 PS 9 15-19 PS <=10 27
2013-2014 67 PS 58 65-69 PS 50-59 74
2012-2013 71 PS 63 70-74 PS 77
2011-2012 70 >=50 61 75-79 PS 77
2010-2011 70 PS 60 75-79 PS 77

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 35 PS 29 25-29 <50 30-34 43
2020-2021 28 PS 21 20-24 <50 20-24 34
2018-2019 33 >=50 23 25-29 <50 30-34 42
2017-2018 32 >=50 20 25-29 <50 30-34 43
2016-2017 30 >=50 19 20-24 <50 25-29 40
2015-2016 25 <50 15 10-14 >=50 11-19 34
2014-2015 18 <50 10 10-14 PS <=10 26
2013-2014 51 PS 42 40-44 PS 30-39 60
2012-2013 57 PS 45 50-54 PS 67
2011-2012 56 PS 44 60-64 PS 64
2010-2011 55 PS 42 40-44 PS 65

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 83 PS 80-84 60-79 >=50 85-89
2020-2021 79 PS 80-84 60-79 PS PS 75-79
2019-2020 81 PS 80-84 >=50 PS PS 85-89
2018-2019 80 PS 75-79 >=50 PS 80-84
2017-2018 82 75-79 40-59 PS PS 85-89
2016-2017 87 PS 85-89 >=50 85-89
2015-2016 87 85-89 >=50 PS 85-89
2014-2015 86 80-84 >=50 85-89
2013-2014 81 80-84 60-79 PS PS 80-84
2012-2013 78 75-79 75-79
2011-2012 79 75-79 80-84
2010-2011 76 70-74 80-84

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 (%)
2023-2024 4,015 0.6
2022-2023 3,989 2.9
2021-2022 3,875 2.3
2020-2021 3,785 -6.0
2019-2020 4,012 -2.1
2018-2019 4,095 0.8
2017-2018 4,061 -0.4
2016-2017 4,077 0.7
2015-2016 4,049 0.3
2014-2015 4,036 0.6
2013-2014 4,013 0.7
2012-2013 3,983 3.4
2011-2012 3,846 2.4
2010-2011 3,755 1.1
2009-2010 3,715 -1.0
2008-2009 3,753 -2.3
2007-2008 3,841 -2.5
2006-2007 3,938 0.7
2005-2006 3,909 -0.6
2004-2005 3,931 1.2
2003-2004 3,883 1.6
2002-2003 3,821 -1.0
2001-2002 3,858 -1.0
2000-2001 3,897 -1.1
1999-2000 3,938 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Scott County School District (%) Mississippi K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.2 0.2
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.2 1.1
Black 34.0 46.9
Hispanic 16.4 5.0
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.1
Two or More Races 5.2 4.6
White 44.0 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.[4]

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Scott County School District had 296.80 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 13.53.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 4.94
Kindergarten: 15.85
Elementary: 118.20
Secondary: 137.59
Total: 296.80

Scott County School District employed 7.06 district administrators and 15.75 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 7.06
District Administrative Support: 13.26
School Administrators: 15.75
School Administrative Support: 12.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 81.45
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 2.94
Total Guidance Counselors: 6.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 1.50
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 4.50
Librarians/Media Specialists: 6.22
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 25.23
Other Support Services: 86.56

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 Scott County School District operates nine schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Bettye Mae Jack Middle School5115-8
Forest Scott Co Voc Tech Center010-12
Lake Elementary School305PK-4
Lake High School2059-12
Lake Middle School2475-8
Morton Elementary School702PK-4
Morton High School4909-12
Scott Central Attendance Center871PK-12
Sebastopol Attendance Center684PK-12


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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    2. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2021-22 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed October 18, 2025
    3. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
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