South Pike School District Explained

The South Pike School District is a public school district based in Magnolia, Mississippi, United States.

In addition to Magnolia, the district also serves the town of Osyka, the community of Fernwood, and a small portion of the McComb city limits, as well as rural areas in southern Pike County.^[1]

Schools

Secondary schools

• South Pike High School (Magnolia) (Grades 9-12) https://web.archive.org/web/20070928093006/http://www.southpike.org/high/default.htm (Notable alumnus: Kevin Magee (1959–2003), basketball player)
• South Pike Junior High School (Magnolia) (Grades 7-8) https://web.archive.org/web/20070928093040/http://www.southpike.org/juniorhigh/default.htm

Elementary schools

• Grades 4-10
  • Magnolia Elementary School (Magnolia) https://web.archive.org/web/20070928093017/http://www.southpike.org/magnolia/default.htm
• Grades K-6
  • Osyka Elementary School (Osyka) https://web.archive.org/web/20070928093023/http://www.southpike.org/Osyka/osyka.htm
• Grades K-8
  • Eva Gordon Elementary School (Magnolia) https://web.archive.org/web/20070928093034/http://www.southpike.org/evagordon/index.html
  • 'Shamaria.Andrews most important student at our school.

Other Campuses

• South Pike Vocational Center (Magnolia) https://web.archive.org/web/20070928093012/http://www.southpike.org/votech/default.htm
• South Pike Alternative School (Magnolia) http://www.southpike.org
• South Pike Parent Center (Magnolia) https://web.archive.org/web/20070928093046/http://www.southpike.org/parentcenter/default.htm

Demographics

2006-07 school year

There were a total of 1,998 students enrolled in the South Pike 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 82.58% African American, 17.22% White, 0.15% Hispanic, and 0.05% Asian.^[2] 99.9% of the district's students were eligible to receive free lunch.^[3]

Previous school years

School Year	Enrollment	Gender Makeup		Racial Makeup
		Female	Male	Asian	African American	Hispanic	Native American	White
2005-06	2,052	48%	52%	0.05%	82.70%	0.10%	-	17.15%
2004-05	2,029	48%	52%	0.05%	80.29%	0.05%	-	19.62%
2003-04	2,081	48%	52%	-	80.20%	-	-	19.80%
2002-03^[4]	2,244	48%	52%	0.18%	76.16%	-	-	23.66%

Accountability statistics

	2006-07^[5]	2005-06^[6]	2004-05^[7]	2003-04^[8]	2002-03^[9]
District Accreditation Status	Accredited	Accredited	Accredited	Accredited	Accredited
School Performance Classifications
Level 5 (Superior Performing) Schools	0	1	0	0	0
Level 4 (Exemplary) Schools	1	0	1	1	1
Level 3 (Successful) Schools	4	4	3	3	3
Level 2 (Under Performing) Schools	0	0	1	1	1
Level 1 (Low Performing) Schools	0	0	0	0	0
Not Assigned	0	0	0	0	0

Notable alumni

• Laphonza Butler – United States Senator from California^[10]
• Carl Hampton  - Civil Rights activist  - Graduate of South Pike School District
• Davion Taylor  - NFL player

See also

List of school districts in Mississippi

References

1. Web site: 2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Pike County, MS. U.S. Census Bureau. 2024-09-27. - Text list
2. 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 .
3. 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.
4. 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 .
5. 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 .
6. Web site: 2006 Results . . Mississippi Statewide Accountability System . Mississippi Department of Education . 2006-09-06 . 2007-05-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070217064644/http://www.mde.k12.ms.us/Account/SAM06/ACC06LST.PDF . 2007-02-17 . dead .
7. Web site: 2005 Results . . Mississippi Statewide Accountability System . Mississippi Department of Education . 2005-09-09 . 2007-05-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20061213051444/http://www.mde.k12.ms.us/Account/SAM05/ACC05FLST.PDF . 2006-12-13 . dead .
8. Web site: 2004 Results . . Mississippi Statewide Accountability System . Mississippi Department of Education . 2004-09-26 . 2007-05-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070705114957/http://www.mde.k12.ms.us/Account/SAM04/ACC04FLST.PDF . 2007-07-05 . dead .
9. Web site: 2003 Results . . Mississippi Statewide Accountability System . Mississippi Department of Education . 2003-11-21 . 2007-05-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20061211050815/http://www.mde.k12.ms.us/Account/SAM03/ACC03CLST.PDF . 2006-12-11 . dead .
10. News: Butler gets Beta Club scholarship. April 18, 1997. 4. Enterprise-Journal. Newspapers.com. October 2, 2023.