Walthall County School District

The Walthall County School District is a public school district based in Tylertown, Mississippi (USA). The district's boundaries parallel that of Walthall County.^[1]

Schools

• Tylertown High School
• Tylertown Upper Elementary School
• Tylertown Lower Elementary School
• Tylertown Primary School
• Dexter Attendance Center
• Salem Attendance Center

Demographics

2006-07 school year

There were a total of 2,616 students enrolled in the Walthall County School District during the 2006–2007 school year. The gender makeup of the district was 47% female and 53% male. The racial makeup of the district was 65.02% African American, 34.21% White, 0.42% Hispanic, 0.15% Asian, and 0.19% Native American.^[2] 65.4% of the district's students were eligible to receive free lunch.^[3]

Previous school years

School Year	Enrollment	Gender Makeup		Racial Makeup
		Female	Male	Asian	African American	Hispanic	Native American	White
2005-06[2]	2,732	48%	52%	0.15%	63.18%	0.33%	0.11%	36.24%
2004-05[2]	2,703	48%	52%	0.15%	63.60%	0.30%	0.15%	35.81%
2003-04[2]	2,685	47%	53%	0.15%	63.61%	0.26%	0.15%	35.83%
2002-03[4]	2,695	47%	53%	0.11%	63.75%	0.41%	0.15%	35.58%

Accountability statistics

	2006-07[5]	2005-06[6]	2004-05[7]	2003-04[8]	2002-03[9]
District Accreditation Status	Accredited	Accredited	Accredited	Accredited	Accredited
School Performance Classifications
Level 5 (Superior Performing) Schools	0	0	0	0	0
Level 4 (Exemplary) Schools	1	1	1	1	1
Level 3 (Successful) Schools	2	4	4	3	3
Level 2 (Under Performing) Schools	2	0	0	0	0
Level 1 (Low Performing) Schools	0	0	0	0	0
Not Assigned	1	1	1	1	1

Racial Segregation

On April 13, 2010 the US District Court of Southern Mississippi found that the school board was in violation of a 1970 desegregation law for allowing white students at the Tylertown-based schools to transfer to Salem Academy, resulting in predominantly African American classrooms in Tylertown and White classrooms at Salem. The school board had admitted to their computer system using race as a factor in creating classroom assignments for each class of an upcoming school year.^[10]

See also

• List of school districts in Mississippi

References

1. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Walthall County, MS" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved September 9, 2024. - Text list
2. "Mississippi Assessment and Accountability Reporting System". Office of Research and Statistics, Mississippi Department of Education. Archived from the original on March 23, 2007.
3. "2006-07 State, District, and School Enrollment by Race/Gender with Poverty Data" (XLS). Mississippi Department of Education. January 16, 2008. Retrieved May 19, 2008. ^{[dead link‍]}
4. "Mississippi Report Card for 2002-2003". Office of Educational Accountability, Mississippi Department of Education. September 2, 2004. Archived from the original on August 12, 2007. Retrieved August 31, 2007.
5. "2007 Results" (PDF). Mississippi Statewide Accountability System. Mississippi Department of Education. September 13, 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 27, 2007. Retrieved September 15, 2007.
6. "2006 Results" (PDF). Mississippi Statewide Accountability System. Mississippi Department of Education. September 6, 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 17, 2007. Retrieved June 24, 2007.
7. "2005 Results" (PDF). Mississippi Statewide Accountability System. Mississippi Department of Education. September 9, 2005. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 5, 2007. Retrieved June 24, 2007.
8. "2004 Results" (PDF). Mississippi Statewide Accountability System. Mississippi Department of Education. September 26, 2004. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 5, 2007. Retrieved June 24, 2007.
9. "2003 Results" (PDF). Mississippi Statewide Accountability System. Mississippi Department of Education. November 21, 2003. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 5, 2007. Retrieved June 24, 2007.
10. Hsu, Spencer S. (April 13, 2010). "Mississippi county schools ordered to comply with desegregation order". Washington Post.

External links

• Official website