Shaw School District Explained

The Shaw School District was a public school district based in Shaw, Mississippi (USA). The district served the Bolivar County portion of the city; the small portion of the city that lies in Sunflower County was and is served by the Sunflower County School District.^[1] On July 1, 2014, the Shaw School District was consolidated into the West Bolivar Consolidated School District.

The district served Shaw and Skene.^[2]

The district operated two schools, Shaw High School and McEvans School (elementary-middle school).

History

In 2012 the Mississippi Legislature passed a bill that required five school districts in Bolivar County to consolidate into two larger ones.^[3] On July 1, 2014, the Shaw School District was consolidated into the West Bolivar Consolidated School District.^[4]

Demographics

The district had about 960 students sometime before or in 2003.^[5]

2006-07 school year

There were a total of 668 students enrolled in the Shaw 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 98.65% African American, 0.60% White, and 0.75% Hispanic.^[6] 95.2% of the district's students were eligible to receive free lunch.^[7]

Previous school years

School Year	Enrollment	Gender Makeup		Racial Makeup
		Female	Male	Asian	African American	Hispanic	Native American	White
2005-06	697	49%	51%	-	98.28%	0.86%	-	0.86%
2004-05	718	50%	50%	-	98.61%	0.97%	-	0.42%
2003-04	728	51%	49%	-	98.35%	0.69%	-	0.96%
2002-03^[8]	740	50%	50%	-	98.51%	0.68%	-	0.81%

Accountability statistics

	2006-07^[9]	2005-06^[10]	2004-05^[11]	2003-04^[12]	2002-03^[13]
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	0	0	0	1	1
Level 3 (Successful) Schools	2	2	2	1	1
Level 2 (Under Performing) Schools	0	0	0	0	0
Level 1 (Low Performing) Schools	0	0	0	0	0
Not Assigned	0	0	0	0	0

See also

• List of school districts in Mississippi

Further reading

• Map of Bolivar County School Districts as of 2010 - U.S. Census Bureau
• Legislation from the Mississippi Legislature requiring the Bolivar County school district consolidations
• Ruling from the U.S. Department of Justice about the Bolivar County school district consolidations

External links

• (shawschools.k12.ms.us)
• (www2.mde.k12.ms.us/0615

Notes and References

1. "Sunflower County School District Reference Map." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on August 18, 2011.
2. Web site: SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP (2010 CENSUS): Bolivar County, MS. U.S. Census Bureau. 2021-06-09. - Skene is not indicated directly on this map but it may be compared to the 2020 map: Web site: 2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Bolivar County, MS. U.S. Census Bureau. 2021-06-09. which shows the location of Skene.
3. News: Wright, Megan. Bill passes to consolidate Delta county's school districts. Mississippi Business Journal. 2012-05-12. 2017-07-03. Coleman noted that West Bolivar and Benoit combined high schools for a time in the 1990s, but said transportation costs were too high.. 2017-08-20. https://web.archive.org/web/20170820034333/http://msbusiness.com/2012/05/bill-passes-to-consolidate-delta-countys-school-districts/. dead.
4. "School District Consolidation in Mississippi ." Mississippi Professional Educators. December 2016. Retrieved on July 2, 2017. Page 2 (PDF p. 3/6).
5. https://web.archive.org/web/20031224083635/http://www2.mde.k12.ms.us/0615/ Home page
6. Web site: Mississippi Assessment and Accountability Reporting System . Office of Research and Statistics, Mississippi Department of Education . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070323012858/http://orsap.mde.k12.ms.us:8080/MAARS/indexProcessor.jsp . 2007-03-23 .
7. Web site: 2006-07 State, District, and School Enrollment by Race/Gender with Poverty Data . . Mississippi Department of Education . 2008-01-16 . 2008-05-19.
8. Web site: Mississippi Report Card for 2002-2003 . Office of Educational Accountability, Mississippi Department of Education . 2004-09-02 . 2007-08-31 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070812173502/http://www.mde.k12.ms.us/Account/RC3B/RC3B.htm . 2007-08-12 . dead .
9. Web site: 2007 Results . . Mississippi Statewide Accountability System . Mississippi Department of Education . 2007-09-13 . 2007-09-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071127152304/http://www.mde.k12.ms.us/Account/SAM07/ACC07LST.PDF . 2007-11-27 . dead .
10. Web site: 2006 Results . . Mississippi Statewide Accountability System . Mississippi Department of Education . 2006-09-06 . 2007-06-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070217064644/http://www.mde.k12.ms.us/Account/SAM06/ACC06LST.PDF . 2007-02-17 . dead .
11. Web site: 2005 Results . . Mississippi Statewide Accountability System . Mississippi Department of Education . 2005-09-09 . 2007-06-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070705114959/http://www.mde.k12.ms.us/Account/SAM05/ACC05FLST.PDF . 2007-07-05 . dead .
12. Web site: 2004 Results . . Mississippi Statewide Accountability System . Mississippi Department of Education . 2004-09-26 . 2007-06-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070705114957/http://www.mde.k12.ms.us/Account/SAM04/ACC04FLST.PDF . 2007-07-05 . dead .
13. Web site: 2003 Results . . Mississippi Statewide Accountability System . Mississippi Department of Education . 2003-11-21 . 2007-06-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070705114951/http://www.mde.k12.ms.us/Account/SAM03/ACC03CLST.PDF . 2007-07-05 . dead .