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Copiah County School District

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The Copiah County School District is a public school district based in Copiah County, Mississippi (USA).

The district serves the communities of Crystal Springs, Wesson (the Copiah County portion), Georgetown, and Beauregard.[1]

Schools

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The student body at Crystal Springs High School is 81 percent African American, 9 percent Hispanic, and 9 percent white.[2]

Demographics

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2006-07 school year

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There were a total of 2,914 students enrolled in the Copiah 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 59.33% African American, 38.88% White, 1.65% Hispanic, and 0.14% Asian.[3] 64.7% of the district's students were eligible to receive free lunch.[4]

Previous school years

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School Year Enrollment Gender Makeup Racial Makeup
Female Male Asian African
American
Hispanic Native
American
White
2005-06[3] 3,038 48% 52% 0.20% 58.26% 1.58% 39.96%
2004-05[3] 3,031 47% 53% 0.20% 58.96% 1.35% 39.49%
2003-04[3] 3,069 48% 52% 0.20% 59.34% 1.08% 0.03% 39.36%
2002-03[5] 3,160 48% 52% 0.19% 60.19% 0.73% 38.89%

Accountability statistics

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2006-07[6] 2005-06[7] 2004-05[8] 2003-04[9] 2002-03[10]
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 0 3 2 1 1
Level 2 (Under Performing) Schools 3 0 1 2 2
Level 1 (Low Performing) Schools 0 0 0 0 0
Not Assigned 0 0 0 0 0

Alumni

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  • Royce Whittington was a star football player whose career continued through college. He was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in 1960 but after gaining a lot of weight was cut immediately by Vince Lombardi.[11]
  • Don "Scooter" Purvis[12] running back at LSU including in 1958 championship team[13]
  • Larry Grantham, Super Bowl III champion with the New York Jets.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Copiah County, MS" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved September 27, 2024. - Text list
  2. ^ a b "Crystal Springs High". Usnews.com. Retrieved February 15, 2022.
  3. ^ a b c d "Mississippi Assessment and Accountability Reporting System". Office of Research and Statistics, Mississippi Department of Education. Archived from the original on March 23, 2007.
  4. ^ "2006-07 State, District, and School Enrollment by Race/Gender with Poverty Data" (XLS). Mississippi Department of Education. January 16, 2008. Retrieved May 17, 2008. [dead link]
  5. ^ "Mississippi Report Card for 2002-2003". Office of Educational Accountability, Mississippi Department of Education. September 2, 2004. Archived from the original on August 12, 2007. Retrieved August 31, 2007.
  6. ^ "2007 Results" (PDF). Mississippi Statewide Accountability System. Mississippi Department of Education. September 13, 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 27, 2007. Retrieved September 15, 2007.
  7. ^ "2006 Results" (PDF). Mississippi Statewide Accountability System. Mississippi Department of Education. September 6, 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 17, 2007. Retrieved May 24, 2007.
  8. ^ "2005 Results" (PDF). Mississippi Statewide Accountability System. Mississippi Department of Education. September 9, 2005. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 13, 2006. Retrieved May 24, 2007.
  9. ^ "2004 Results" (PDF). Mississippi Statewide Accountability System. Mississippi Department of Education. September 26, 2004. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 5, 2007. Retrieved May 24, 2007.
  10. ^ "2003 Results" (PDF). Mississippi Statewide Accountability System. Mississippi Department of Education. November 21, 2003. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 11, 2006. Retrieved May 24, 2007.
  11. ^ "Royce Whittington Tips the Scales during Training Camp at St. Norbert College · SNC and the Green Bay Packers". jds12tot.omeka.net.
  12. ^ "Teammates, loved ones honor LSU Legend Billy Cannon as he was — 'a true and living hero'". The Advertiser.
  13. ^ "Times have changed in college sports". Houma Today.
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