The West Jasper School District is a public school district

School district

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 based in Bay Springs

Bay Springs, Mississippi

Bay Springs is a city in Jasper County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 2,097 at the 2000 census. It is located at the intersection of state highways 15 and 18. The area was settled in the 1880s by Joe Blankenship, who built the saw mill that became the town's industrial base...

, Mississippi

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 (USA

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).

In addition to Bay Springs, the district also serves the towns of Louin

Louin, Mississippi

Louin is a town in Jasper County, Mississippi, United States located along route 15. The population was 339 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Louin is located at ....

 and Montrose

Montrose, Mississippi

Montrose is a town in Jasper County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 127 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Montrose is located at ....

.

Schools

• Bay Springs High School
• Bay Springs Middle School
• Bay Springs Elementary School
• Stringer Attendance Center

2007-08 school year

There were a total of 1,656 students enrolled in the West Jasper School District during the 2007-2008 school year. The gender makeup of the district was 49% female and 51% male. The racial makeup of the district was 63.77% African American, 35.57% White, 0.36% Hispanic, 0.24% Asian, and 0.06% Native American. 68.5% 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
2006-07	1,720	50%	50%	0.23%	63.31%	0.58%	0.06%	35.81%
2005-06	1,717	50%	50%	0.41%	61.91%	0.29%	0.12%	37.27%
2004-05	1,770	50%	50%	0.23%	60.62%	0.11%	0.11%	38.93%
2003-04	1,793	50%	50%	0.11%	59.84%	022%	0.17%	39.65%
2002-03	1,808	50%	50%	0.11%	60.56%	0.22%	0.17%	38.94%

Accountability statistics

	2007-08	2006-07	2005-06	2004-05	2003-04	2002-03
District Accreditation Status	Accredited	Accredited	Accredited	Accredited	Accredited	Accredited
School Performance Classifications
Level 5 (Superior Performing) Schools	No School Performance Classifications Assigned	1	1	1	1	1
Level 4 (Exemplary) Schools		1	0	0	0	2
Level 3 (Successful) Schools		1	3	2	3	1
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