The Simpson County School District is a public school district

School district

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 based in Mendenhall, Mississippi

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 (USA

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

Simpson County, Mississippi

-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 27,639 people, 10,076 households, and 7,385 families residing in the county. The population density was 47 people per square mile . There were 11,307 housing units at an average density of 19 per square mile...

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Schools

• Magee High School
• Mendenhall High School
• Magee Middle School
• Mendenhall Junior High School
• Magee Elementary School
• Mendenhall Elementary School
• Simpson Central School

2006-07 school year

There were a total of 4,292 students enrolled in the Simpson 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 52.40% African American, 46.44% White, 0.89% Hispanic, 0.16% Native American, and 0.12% Asian. 67.1% 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	4,253	48%	52%	0.21%	52.29%	0.85%	0.12%	46.53%
2004-05	4,266	48%	52%	0.14%	52.39%	0.54%	0.16%	46.77%
2003-04	4,249	48%	52%	0.09%	51.89%	0.47%	0.09%	47.45%
2002-03	4,369	48%	52%	0.07%	51.32%	0.55%	0.07%	48.00%

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	1	0	1	0
Level 3 (Successful) Schools	4	6	7	6	6
Level 2 (Under Performing) Schools	1	0	0	0	1
Level 1 (Low Performing) Schools	0	0	0	0	0
Not Assigned	0	0	0	0	0