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Water Valley School District
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District details
School board members: 5
Students: 1,024 (2023-2024)
Schools: 2 (2023-2024)
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Water Valley School District is a school district in Mississippi (Yalobusha County). During the 2024 school year, 1,024 students attended one of the district's two 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 Water Valley School District consists of five members serving five-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Tonya Eubanks
Jeremy Warren2024
Rodney Phillips2029
Joseph Flippin2026
Kathryn York2026

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Overlapping state house districts

Water Valley School District
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
Mississippi House of Representatives District 34Kevin HoranRepublican Party 100% 15%

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: $3,224,000 $3,016 27%
Local: $2,700,000 $2,526 23%
State: $5,984,000 $5,598 50%
Total: $11,908,000 $11,139
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $11,383,000 $10,648
Total Current Expenditures: $10,654,000 $9,966
Instructional Expenditures: $6,366,000 $5,955 56%
Student and Staff Support: $870,000 $813 8%
Administration: $1,395,000 $1,304 12%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $2,016,000 $1,885 18%
Total Capital Outlay: $534,000 $499
Construction: $0 $0
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $0 $0
Interest on Debt: $195,000 $182

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 45 <50 30-34 <50 40-59 55-59
2020-2021 29 PS 20-24 PS <=20 35-39
2018-2019 32 PS 15-19 PS 40-59 40-44
2017-2018 31 PS 15-19 PS PS 40-59 40-44
2016-2017 32 15-19 PS PS >=50 40-44
2015-2016 33 >=50 15-19 PS PS 40-59 44
2014-2015 21 <50 10 PS PS 21-39 30
2013-2014 59 PS 44 PS 60-79 71
2012-2013 62 PS 50-54 PS 72
2011-2012 62 PS 45-49 >=50 73
2010-2011 63 PS 50-54 >=50 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 38 <50 25-29 <50 40-59 50-54
2020-2021 36 PS 20-24 PS <50 50-54
2018-2019 39 PS 25-29 PS 40-59 50
2017-2018 37 PS 20-24 PS PS 40-59 46
2016-2017 36 15-19 PS PS >=50 47
2015-2016 31 <50 15-19 PS PS 40-59 41
2014-2015 25 PS 10-14 PS PS 40-59 35
2013-2014 47 PS 30 PS 40-59 61
2012-2013 51 PS 35-39 <50 64
2011-2012 55 PS 35-39 >=50 68
2010-2011 51 PS 35-39 <50 61

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 >=80 PS 80-89
2020-2021 >=90 >=80 PS 80-89
2019-2020 80-84 80-89 PS 80-89
2018-2019 80-84 80-89 PS 80-89
2017-2018 75-79 70-79 PS PS PS 80-89
2016-2017 85-89 80-89 PS 80-89
2015-2016 80-84 80-89 PS PS 80-89
2014-2015 70-74 60-69 70-79
2013-2014 80-84 PS 80-89 PS 80-89
2012-2013 60-64 50-59 70-79
2011-2012 65-69 40-59 70-79
2010-2011 65-69 60-69 60-69

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 (%)
2023-2024 1,024 -1.7
2022-2023 1,041 -2.7
2021-2022 1,069 5.8
2020-2021 1,007 -3.3
2019-2020 1,040 -5.4
2018-2019 1,096 0.5
2017-2018 1,090 -4.4
2016-2017 1,138 -4.8
2015-2016 1,193 -0.8
2014-2015 1,203 -1.1
2013-2014 1,216 -3.5
2012-2013 1,259 2.7
2011-2012 1,225 -4.0
2010-2011 1,274 -3.1
2009-2010 1,314 0.1
2008-2009 1,313 -0.5
2007-2008 1,320 -0.8
2006-2007 1,331 -1.6
2005-2006 1,352 2.0
2004-2005 1,325 1.3
2003-2004 1,308 -0.6
2002-2003 1,316 -0.8
2001-2002 1,326 1.8
2000-2001 1,302 -2.1
1999-2000 1,329 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Water Valley School District (%) Mississippi K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.0 0.2
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 1.0 1.1
Black 45.9 46.9
Hispanic 0.8 5.0
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.1
Two or More Races 5.9 4.6
White 46.5 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.[4]

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Water Valley School District had 76.06 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 13.46.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 0.94
Kindergarten: 4.13
Elementary: 30.02
Secondary: 35.17
Total: 76.06

Water Valley School District employed 6.58 district administrators and 5.00 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 6.58
District Administrative Support: 3.50
School Administrators: 5.00
School Administrative Support: 3.12
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 22.26
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 0.85
Total Guidance Counselors: 2.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 1.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 1.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 1.76
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 11.34
Other Support Services: 29.99

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 Water Valley School District operates two schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Davidson Elementary School624PK-6
Water Valley High School4007-12


About school boards

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See also

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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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