The Jefferson 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 Fayette

Fayette, Mississippi

Fayette is a city in Jefferson County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 2,242 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Jefferson County.-Geography:Fayette is located at ....

, Mississippi

Mississippi

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 (USA

United States

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). The district's boundaries parallel that of Jefferson County

Jefferson County, Mississippi

-National protected areas:* Homochitto National Forest * Natchez Trace Parkway -Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 9,740 people, 3,308 households, and 2,338 families residing in the county. The population density was 19 people per square mile . There were 3,819 housing units at an...

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Schools

• Jefferson County High School
• Jefferson County Junior High School
• Jefferson County Upper Elementary School
• Jefferson County Elementary School

2006-07 school year

There were a total of 1,473 students enrolled in the Jefferson 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 99.80% African American and 0.20% Asian. All 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	1,480	49%	51%	0.27%	99.73%	–	–	–
2004-05	1,516	49%	51%	0.07%	99.87%	–	–	0.07%
2003-04	1,593	49%	51%	–	99.94%	–	–	0.06%
2002-03	1,653	49%	51%	0.06%	99.94%	–	–	–

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	2	0	0	1	1
Level 3 (Successful) Schools	2	1	2	2	2
Level 2 (Under Performing) Schools	0	1	1	0	0
Level 1 (Low Performing) Schools	0	1	0	0	0
Not Assigned	0	0	0	0	0