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."Sunflower County School District Reference Map." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on August 18, 2011. On July 1, 2014, the Shaw School District was consolidated into the West Bolivar Consolidated School District.
The district served Shaw and Skene. - Skene is not indicated directly on this map but it may be compared to the 2020 map: which shows the location of Skene.
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. On July 1, 2014, the Shaw School District was consolidated into the West Bolivar Consolidated School District."School District Consolidation in Mississippi ." Mississippi Professional Educators. December 2016. Retrieved on July 2, 2017. Page 2 (PDF p. 3/6).
Demographics The district had about 960 students sometime before or in 2003.Home page. Shaw School District. December 24, 2003. Retrieved on July 3, 2017.
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. 95.2% 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 2005-06 697 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% 2002-03 740 50% 50% – 98.51% 0.68% – 0.81%
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 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
References
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