Loading AI tools
Public school district headquartered in Mississippi, United States From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Leflore County School District (LCSD) was a public school district headquartered in Greenwood, Mississippi, United States.[1]
The district served areas in Leflore County outside of the City of Greenwood, including the city of Itta Bena, the towns of Morgan City, Schlater and Sidon,[2] as well as the community of Minter City.[3] Also some portions of Greenwood were in the district, as well as Mississippi Valley State,[2] which contains faculty housing and residential apartments of Mississippi Valley State University.[4]
Effective July 1, 2019 this district and the Greenwood Public School District consolidated into the Greenwood-Leflore School District.[5]
![]() | This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (September 2018) |
In October 2013 the State of Mississippi took control of the school district. The second person appointed by state as the head of the school district was Ilean Richards.[6]
Circa 2016 the rating of the Greenwood district was D. Unlike most state-mandated school district consolidations, in which a larger district absorbs a smaller district, in this instance two districts of roughly equal size are merging; in 2016 the Leflore district had 2,405 students and the Greenwood district had 2,846 students while the Leflore district had 2,405 students.[7] Adam Ganucheau and Zachary Oren Smith of Mississippi Today described both districts as being "large".[7]
David Jordan, a member of the Mississippi Senate, criticized the upcoming Greenwood-Leflore merger since the Leflore district's performance in state tests was worse than that of the Greenwood district; their respective grades from the Mississippi Department of Education circa 2016-2017 were F and C.[8]
Richards resigned in 2017, and James Johnson-Waldington became the district head.[6]
High schools (9-12):
4-8 schools:
Middle schools (6-8):
Primary schools:
Leflore district had 2,405 students in 2016,[7] About 2,400 students circa 2017,[6] and 2,167 in the 2018–2019 school year.[16]
There were a total of 2,936 students enrolled in the Leflore County School District during the 2006–2007 school year. The gender makeup of the district was 49% female and 51% male. The racial makeup of the district was 96.46% African American, 1.36% White, and 2.18% Hispanic.[17] All of the district's students were eligible to receive free lunch.[18]
School Year | Enrollment | Gender Makeup | Racial Makeup | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Female | Male | Asian | African American |
Hispanic | Native American |
White | ||
2005-06[17] | 3,053 | 49% | 51% | – | 96.43% | 1.44% | – | 2.13% |
2004-05[17] | 3,043 | 49% | 51% | – | 96.45% | 1.45% | – | 2.10% |
2003-04[17] | 2,996 | 49% | 51% | 0.03% | 96.83% | 1.44% | – | 1.70% |
2002-03[19] | 3,050 | 49% | 51% | 0.03% | 96.79% | 1.28% | – | 1.90% |
2006-07[20] | 2005-06[21] | 2004-05[22] | 2003-04[23] | 2002-03[24] | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
District Accreditation Status | Accredited | Accredited | Accredited | Accredited | Accredited |
School Performance Classifications | |||||
Level 5 (Superior Performing) Schools | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
Level 4 (Exemplary) Schools | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Level 3 (Successful) Schools | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Level 2 (Under Performing) Schools | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Level 1 (Low Performing) Schools | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Not Assigned | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.
Every time you click a link to Wikipedia, Wiktionary or Wikiquote in your browser's search results, it will show the modern Wikiwand interface.
Wikiwand extension is a five stars, simple, with minimum permission required to keep your browsing private, safe and transparent.