Wayne County School District, Mississippi

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Wayne County School District
District details
School board members: 5
Students: 2,977 (2023-2024)
Schools: 8 (2023-2024)
Website: Link

Wayne County School District is a school district in Mississippi (Wayne County). During the 2024 school year, 2,977 students attended one of the district's eight 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 Wayne 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
Lori Harden
Anetia Beal Norsworthy
Marion Chapman	2025	2031
Russell Pitts	2025	2031
Wilma Taylor		2028

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:	$16,484,000	$5,782	36%
Local:	$11,324,000	$3,972	25%
State:	$17,904,000	$6,280	39%
Total:	$45,712,000	$16,034

Expenditures, 2021-2022

TYPE	AMOUNT	AMOUNT PER STUDENT	PERCENT
Total Expenditures:	$38,908,000	$13,647
Total Current Expenditures:	$33,131,000	$11,620
Instructional Expenditures:	$19,392,000	$6,801	50%
Student and Staff Support:	$3,187,000	$1,117	8%
Administration:	$3,618,000	$1,269	9%
Operations, Food Service, Other:	$6,919,000	$2,426	18%
Total Capital Outlay:	$4,240,000	$1,487
Construction:	$2,529,000	$887
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other:	$1,244,000	$436
Interest on Debt:	$293,000	$102

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	42	PS	32	20-29	PS	40-59	54
2020-2021	24	PS	17	30-39	PS	<50	32
2018-2019	32	>=50	23	20-29	PS	<50	44
2017-2018	27	>=50	19	<=20		PS	39
2016-2017	22	>=50	13	<=20		PS	34
2015-2016	22	PS	14	21-39		PS	34
2014-2015	17	<50	11	<=20	PS	PS	25
2013-2014	53	PS	41	>=50	PS	PS	68
2012-2013	57	PS	47	>=50	PS		70
2011-2012	54	PS	42	>=50	PS		67
2010-2011	60	PS	50	>=50	PS		71

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	37	PS	28	30-39	PS	21-39	48
2020-2021	29	PS	20	20-29	PS	<50	38
2018-2019	30	PS	21	20-29	PS	<50	42
2017-2018	33	>=50	23	<=20		PS	47
2016-2017	26	<50	16	<=20		PS	40
2015-2016	25	<50	16	<=20		PS	39
2014-2015	23	PS	15	21-39	PS	PS	34
2013-2014	47	PS	36	>=50	PS	PS	61
2012-2013	52		42	>=50	PS		64
2011-2012	48	PS	38	>=50	PS		61
2010-2011	52	PS	42	>=50	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	90	PS	>=95	<50		PS	85-89
2020-2021	89		85-89	PS		PS	85-89
2019-2020	86		80-84	PS		PS	90-94
2018-2019	82		80-84			PS	80-84
2017-2018	77	PS	75-79				80-84
2016-2017	79	PS	75-79				80-84
2015-2016	82	PS	75-79			PS	85-89
2014-2015	80		75-79				80-84
2013-2014	74		65-69			PS	80-84
2012-2013	76		70-74				75-79
2011-2012	76		70-74				75-79
2010-2011	76		70-74				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	2,977	2.6
2022-2023	2,900	1.7
2021-2022	2,851	-2.7
2020-2021	2,927	-14.1
2019-2020	3,340	0.4
2018-2019	3,326	2.1
2017-2018	3,256	-1.2
2016-2017	3,295	-0.8
2015-2016	3,320	-1.4
2014-2015	3,367	-2.6
2013-2014	3,453	-3.9
2012-2013	3,587	-0.8
2011-2012	3,617	-0.6
2010-2011	3,637	-2.0
2009-2010	3,708	-1.3
2008-2009	3,755	-2.5
2007-2008	3,848	-1.2
2006-2007	3,896	-0.1
2005-2006	3,899	-0.6
2004-2005	3,924	-1.1
2003-2004	3,969	0.7
2002-2003	3,941	-2.0
2001-2002	4,021	-0.4
2000-2001	4,038	-1.6
1999-2000	4,102	0.0

Racial Demographics, 2023-2024

RACE	Wayne County School District (%)	Mississippi K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native	0.1	0.2
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander	0.0	1.1
Black	54.0	46.9
Hispanic	3.0	5.0
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	0.0	0.1
Two or More Races	2.9	4.6
White	40.0	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.

• Teachers
• Administrators
• Other staff

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Wayne County School District had 248.15 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 12.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year

TYPE	NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten:	10.97
Kindergarten:	11.54
Elementary:	117.51
Secondary:	83.14
Total:	248.15

Wayne County School District employed 5.96 district administrators and 10.36 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year

TYPE	NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators:	5.96
District Administrative Support:	16.07
School Administrators:	10.36
School Administrative Support:	19.82

Other staff, 2023-2024 school year

TYPE	NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides:	49.31
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors:	6.77
Total Guidance Counselors:	1.81
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	1.81
Librarians/Media Specialists:	6.00
Library/Media Support:	1.00
Student Support Services:	33.97
Other Support Services:	98.50

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 Wayne County School District operates eight schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.

List of schools

SCHOOL NAME	NUMBER OF STUDENTS	GRADES
Beat Four Elementary School	390	PK-8
Buckatunna Elementary School	407	PK-8
Clara Elementary School	454	PK-8
Wayne Central Elementary School	452	PK-8
Wayne Co Career & Technical	0	9-12
Wayne County Alternative School	0	5-12
Wayne County High School	816	9-12
Waynesboro Riverview Ele School	458	PK-8

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