Hinds County Agricultural High School

Hinds County Agricultural High School or Hinds Agricultural High School (HAHS) was a public secondary school in unincorporated Hinds County, Mississippi, United States, south of Utica. - The map shows the location of the high school buildings. - Address from: - College address: "Utica 34175 Miss. 18 West Utica, MS 39175-9599" - Compare to: - The college campus, including the high school buildings, is not in the Utica city limits. It was located on the Utica campus of Hinds Community College until its 2014 closure. Hinds County AHS was one of three independently functioning agricultural high schools in the state of Mississippi. The community college district operated the high school.

History In 2012 the Mississippi Board of Education published a report recommending the closure of Hinds AHS. Augenblick, Palaich and Associates, the report's author, stated that enrollment was declining at Hinds, that it had among the lowest levels of academic performance, and that it no longer had a focus on agriculture.

Hinds AHS closed on July 1, 2014. According to state law, its real property was to be given to Hinds Community College and its personal property was to be given to the Hinds County School District."2014 Mississippi Code Title 37 - EDUCATION Chapter 27 - AGRICULTURAL HIGH SCHOOLS § 37-27-80 - Hinds Agriculture High School discontinued; disposal of property; diplomas." Justia. Retrieved on July 3, 2017. On July 1, 2015, its property was transferred to the Hinds County School District."School District Consolidation in Mississippi ." Mississippi Professional Educators. December 2016. Retrieved on July 2, 2017. Page 2 (PDF p. 3/6).

Athletics In 2014 the boys' track team won the third Class 1A championship of the MHSAA; this occurred just prior to the disestablishment of the school.

Demographics

200607 school year There were a total of 222 students enrolled at Hinds County Agricultural High School during the 200607 school year. The gender makeup of the school was 52% female and 48% male. The racial makeup of the school was 99.55% African American and 0.45% White. 78.2% of the school'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 2005/06 241 52% 48% – 100.00% – – – 2004/05 299 49% 51% – 100.00% – – – 2003/04 307 50% 50% – 100.00% – – – 2002/03 290 49% 51% – 100.00% – – –

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) Level 4 (Exemplary) Level 3 (Successful) X X X X Level 2 (Under Performing) X Level 1 (Low Performing)

Hinds County Agricultural High School

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