The Monroe 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 Monroe County

Monroe County, Mississippi

-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 38,014 people, 14,603 households, and 10,660 families residing in the county. The population density was 50 people per square mile . There were 16,236 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 communities of Smithville

Smithville, Mississippi

Smithville is a town in Monroe County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 882 at the 2000 census. Smithville is the birthplace of Rod Brasfield, a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame.-Geography:...

, Hatley

Hatley, Mississippi

Hatley is a town in Monroe County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 476 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Hatley is located at east of Amory...

, Gattman

Gattman, Mississippi

Gattman is a village in Monroe County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 114 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Gattman is located at ....

, and Hamilton

Hamilton, Mississippi

Hamilton is an unincorporated community in Monroe County, Mississippi, United States. It was the original county seat until was split with the formation of Lowndes County to the south; the county seat of Monroe County was then moved north to Aberdeen.**...

 as well as a small portion of Amory

Amory, Mississippi

Amory is a city in Monroe County, Mississippi, United States. The population is 6,956 as of the 2000 census.-History:Amory was the first planned city in Mississippi. The Kansas City, Memphis & Birmingham Railroad needed a mid-point between Memphis, Tennessee and Birmingham, Alabama for their...

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Home Campus sites

• Hamilton School (Grades K-12)
• Hatley School (Grades K-12)
• Smithville School (Grades K-12)

Off Campus sites

• Monroe County Advanced Learning Center (Grades 10-12)
• Monroe County Vocational and Technical Center (Grades 10-12)

2006-07 school year

There were a total of 2,378 students enrolled in the Monroe 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 9.67% African American, 89.53% White, 0.63% Hispanic, and 0.17% Asian. 37.7% 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	2,494	48%	52%	0.12%	9.90%	0.64%	–	89.33%
2004-05	2,524	48%	52%	0.12%	9.90%	0.91%	0.08%	88.99%
2003-04	2,602	48%	52%	0.19%	9.92%	0.73%	0.08%	89.09%
2002-03	2,619	48%	52%	0.19%	9.74%	1.76%	–	88.32%

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	1	1
Level 4 (Exemplary) Schools	3	3	2	2	3
Level 3 (Successful) Schools	0	1	2	1	0
Level 2 (Under Performing) Schools	0	0	0	0	0
Level 1 (Low Performing) Schools	0	0	0	0	0
Not Assigned	1	0	0	0	0