Durant Public School District

Durant Public School District
Durant Public School District
Address
	65 West Madison Durant, Mississippi, 39063; United States
Coordinates	33°04′42″N 89°51′28″W / 33.0782°N 89.8579°W
District information
Type	Public
Grades	K - 12
Closed	July 1, 2018

The Durant Public School District was a public school district based in Durant, Mississippi, United States. The district served students in the City of Durant.^[1]

Effective July 1, 2018 the Durant school district and the Holmes County School District consolidated into the Holmes County Consolidated School District.^[2]

As of 2016^[update] the superintendent was Edwin Robinson.^[3] It operated a single school, Durant Public School, with elementary and secondary divisions.

History

Gray Tollison, chairperson of the Mississippi Senate Education Committee, wrote SB 2494, which required Durant school district to consolidate into Holmes County's district; Tollison argued that the Durant district had insufficient tax revenues to operate. The Durant school district opposed the consolidation.^[3] The bill was opposed by Democrats and supported by Republicans, passing the Mississippi House of Representatives.^[4] In 2016 Governor of Mississippi Phil Bryant signed the bill, finalizing the consolidation.^[5] As a result of the consolidation, a new school board for Holmes County was assembled by 2018.^[6]

In March 2018 the Durant school board voted to move high school students in Durant to Holmes County Central High School, an action opposed by area residents.^[6]

Academic performance

As of 2016^[update] the graduation rate was 74.6%, and the Mississippi educational authorities gave the school a "D" ranking.^[7]

Demographics

2006-07 school year

There were a total of 582 students enrolled in the Durant Public 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 94.67% African American, 3.26% White, 1.37% Asian, and 0.69% Hispanic.^[8] 83.9% of the district's students were eligible to receive free lunch.^[9]

Previous school years

School Year	Enrollment	Gender Makeup		Racial Makeup
School Year	Enrollment	Female	Male	Asian	African American	Hispanic	Native American	White
2005-06^[8]	623	48%	52%	1.44%	94.22%	0.16%	–	4.17%
2004-05^[8]	632	50%	50%	0.79%	95.09%	0.16%	–	3.96%
2003-04^[8]	646	48%	52%	0.77%	94.27%	–	–	4.95%
2002-03^[10]	658	48%	52%	0.76%	92.55%	0.30%	–	6.38%

Accountability statistics

	2006-07^[11]	2005-06^[12]	2004-05^[13]	2003-04^[14]	2002-03^[15]
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	0	0	1	1	0
Level 3 (Successful) Schools	1	1	1	1	1
Level 2 (Under Performing) Schools	0	0	0	0	1
Level 1 (Low Performing) Schools	0	0	0	0	0
Not Assigned	0	0	0	0	0

References

^ "Map of Holmes County, MS school districts, 2010." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on July 9, 2017.
^ "School District Consolidation in Mississippi Archived 2017-07-02 at the Wayback Machine." Mississippi Professional Educators. December 2016. Retrieved on July 2, 2017. Page 2 (PDF p. 3/6).
^ ^a ^b Mannie, Sierra (February 24, 2016). "A little school district fights to stay that way". The Hechinger Report. Retrieved July 9, 2017.
^ "Bill would merge Holmes County and Durant school districts". WAPT. March 2, 2016. Retrieved July 9, 2017.
^ Riley, Breck (May 11, 2016). "Governor Signs Bill Consolidating Holmes County/Durant School Districts". Breezy News. Archived from the original on April 18, 2018. Retrieved July 9, 2017.
^ ^a ^b Carter, Margaret-Ann (March 9, 2018). "Some Durant Public School Students to be transferred to Holmes County School". WJTV. Archived from the original on April 18, 2018. Retrieved April 18, 2018.
^ "Holmes County residents not happy about consolidation bill". WJTV. February 9, 2016. Retrieved July 9, 2017.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Mississippi Assessment and Accountability Reporting System". Office of Research and Statistics, Mississippi Department of Education. Archived from the original on March 23, 2007.
^ "2006-07 State, District, and School Enrollment by Race/Gender with Poverty Data" (XLS). Mississippi Department of Education. January 16, 2008. Retrieved May 17, 2008. ^{[dead link‍]}
^ "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.
^ "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.
^ "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 4, 2007.
^ "2005 Results" (PDF). Mississippi Statewide Accountability System. Mississippi Department of Education. September 9, 2005. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 13, 2006. Retrieved June 4, 2007.
^ "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 4, 2007.
^ "2003 Results" (PDF). Mississippi Statewide Accountability System. Mississippi Department of Education. November 21, 2003. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 11, 2006. Retrieved June 4, 2007.

External links

Durant Public School District at the Wayback Machine (archive index)
Mississippi Legislature 2015 Regular Session House Bill 572

[1] "Map of Holmes County, MS school districts, 2010." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on July 9, 2017.

[2] "School District Consolidation in Mississippi Archived 2017-07-02 at the Wayback Machine." Mississippi Professional Educators. December 2016. Retrieved on July 2, 2017. Page 2 (PDF p. 3/6).

[Mannie-3] Mannie, Sierra (February 24, 2016). "A little school district fights to stay that way". The Hechinger Report. Retrieved July 9, 2017.

[4] "Bill would merge Holmes County and Durant school districts". WAPT. March 2, 2016. Retrieved July 9, 2017.

[5] Riley, Breck (May 11, 2016). "Governor Signs Bill Consolidating Holmes County/Durant School Districts". Breezy News. Archived from the original on April 18, 2018. Retrieved July 9, 2017.

[WJTVmovestudents-6] Carter, Margaret-Ann (March 9, 2018). "Some Durant Public School Students to be transferred to Holmes County School". WJTV. Archived from the original on April 18, 2018. Retrieved April 18, 2018.

[7] "Holmes County residents not happy about consolidation bill". WJTV. February 9, 2016. Retrieved July 9, 2017.

[MAARS-8] "Mississippi Assessment and Accountability Reporting System". Office of Research and Statistics, Mississippi Department of Education. Archived from the original on March 23, 2007.

[9] "2006-07 State, District, and School Enrollment by Race/Gender with Poverty Data" (XLS). Mississippi Department of Education. January 16, 2008. Retrieved May 17, 2008. ^{[dead link‍]}

[10] "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.

[11] "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.

[12] "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 4, 2007.

[13] "2005 Results" (PDF). Mississippi Statewide Accountability System. Mississippi Department of Education. September 9, 2005. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 13, 2006. Retrieved June 4, 2007.

[14] "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 4, 2007.

[15] "2003 Results" (PDF). Mississippi Statewide Accountability System. Mississippi Department of Education. November 21, 2003. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 11, 2006. Retrieved June 4, 2007.

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