The Coahoma County School District is a public school district

School district

School districts are a form of special-purpose district which serves to operate the local public primary and secondary schools.-United States:...

 based in Coahoma County

Coahoma County, Mississippi

-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 30,622 people, 10,553 households, and 7,482 families residing in the county. The population density was 55 people per square mile . There were 11,490 housing units at an average density of 21 per square mile...

, Mississippi

Mississippi

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 (USA

United States

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).

The district serves the towns of Coahoma

Coahoma, Mississippi

Coahoma is a town in Coahoma County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 325 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Coahoma is located at ....

, Friars Point

Friars Point, Mississippi

Friars Point is a town in Coahoma County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 1,480 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Friars Point is located at ....

, Jonestown, Lula

Lula, Mississippi

Lula is a town in Coahoma County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 370 at the 2000 census.Lula was the birthplace of Dr. Ransom Myers , a renowned Canadian-based marine biologist/conservationist who published a seminal study on overfishing revealing the dramatic loss of nearly 90% of...

, and Lyon

Lyon, Mississippi

Lyon is a town in Coahoma County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 418 at the 2000 census.-History:The village is named after the French city of Lyon, Rhône-Alpes. Lyon's biggest claim to fame is it is the site of Robert Johnson's murder. Robert Johnson was playing at a nightclub in...

 as well as the unincorporated community of Sherard

Sherard, Mississippi

Sherard is an unincorporated community located in Coahoma County, Mississippi, United States. Sherard is located along Mississippi Highway 1 west of Clarksdale.Although Sherard is unincorporated, it has a post office and a zip code of 38669....

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Schools

• Coahoma County Jr./Sr. High School
• Friars Point Elementary School
• Jonestown Elementary School
• Lyon Elementary School
• Sherard Elementary School

High school students also have the option of attending Coahoma Agricultural High School

Coahoma Agricultural High School

Coahoma Agricultural High School is a public, secondary school in unincorporated Coahoma County, Mississippi . It is located on the campus of Coahoma Community College, approximately north of Clarksdale. It is controlled by the Coahoma Agricultural High School District.The school has its own...

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2006-07 school year

There were a total of 1,720 students enrolled in the Coahoma County School District during the 2006-2007 school year. The gender makeup of the district was 50% female and 50% male. The racial makeup of the district was 95.70% African American, 2.67% White, and 1.63% Hispanic. 91.1% 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	1,820	50%	50%	–	96.98%	1.32%	–	1.70%
2004-05	1,823	50%	50%	–	96.98%	1.10%	–	1.92%
2003-04	1,923	49%	51%	–	97.50%	1.25%	–	1.25%
2002-03	1,906	50%	50%	–	97.69%	1.00%	–	1.31%

Accountability statistics

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