The Attala County School District is a public school district

School district

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 based in Attala County

Attala County, Mississippi

-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 19,661 people, 7,567 households, and 5,380 families residing in the county. The population density was 27 people per square mile . There were 8,639 housing units at an average density of 12 per square mile...

, Mississippi

Mississippi

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 (USA

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The district serves the towns of Ethel

Ethel, Mississippi

Ethel is a town in Attala County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 452 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Ethel is located at , along the Yockanookany River....

, Sallis

Sallis, Mississippi

Sallis is a town in Attala County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 114 at the 2000 census. Sallis is the birthplace of the late David Barksdale, who, with Larry Hoover at one point ran the Black Gangster Disciple Nation.-Geography:...

, McCool

McCool, Mississippi

McCool is a town in Attala County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 182 at the 2000 census.-Geography:McCool is located at , along the Yockanookany River....

, and the community of McAdams

McAdams, Mississippi

McAdams is an unincorporated community in Attala County, Mississippi, United States. It is located southwest of Kosciusko along Mississippi Highway 12....

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Schools

• Ethel Attendance Center (Ethel; Grades 7-12)
• McAdams Attendance Center (McAdams; Grades 7-12)
• Greenlee Attendance Center (McCool; Grades PK-6)
• Long Creek Attendance Center (Sallis; Grades PK-6)

2006-07 school year

There were a total of 1,287 students enrolled in the Attala County School District during the 2006-2007 school year. The gender makeup of the district was 48% female and 52% male. The racial makeup of the district was 64.49% African American, 35.28% White, and 0.23% Hispanic. 65.9% of the district's students were eligible to receive free lunch.

Previous school years

School Year	Enrollment	Gender Makeup		Racial Makeup
		Female	Male	Asian	African American	Hispanic	Native American	White
2005-06	1,369	48%	52%	0.07%	65.30%	0.22%	–	34.40%
2004-05	1,320	49%	51%	0.38%	66.21%	0.15%	–	33.26%
2003-04	1,300	49%	51%	0.08%	66.15%	0.15%	0.23%	33.38%
2002-03	1,343	49%	51%	–	68.50%	–	–	31.50%

Accountability statistics

	2006-07	2005-06	2004-05	2003-04	2002-03
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	1
Level 3 (Successful) Schools	3	4	2	3	3
Level 2 (Under Performing) Schools	1	0	1	0	0
Level 1 (Low Performing) Schools	0	0	0	0	0
Not Assigned	0	0	0	0	0