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Amite County School District

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Amite County School District is located in southwest Mississippi. Amite County School District has 730.10 square miles of land area and 1.50 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Amite County School District population is 12,957. Amite County School District median household income is $29,580 in 2010-2014. Amite County School District median house value is $67,600 in 2010-2014. On average, Amite County School District is worse than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	(137 out of 148, bottom 7%)*
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Kindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	3
Population	12,957 (2010-2014), rank #78
Population Growth	-2.53% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	17.71/sq mi, rank #133
Median Household Income:	$29,580 at 2010-2014—6.68% increase since 2005-2009, rank #112
Median House Price:	$67,600 at 2010-2014—-1.17% increase since 2005-2009, rank #116
Time Zone:	Central GMT -6:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	730.10 sq mi, rank #7
Water Area:	1.50 sq mi (0.20%), rank #81
State:	Mississippi
County:	Amite County
City:	Osyka, Liberty, Magnolia, Smithdale, Summit, Gloster, Crosby, Meadville, Centreville
Zip:	39657, 39645, 39652, 39664, 39666, 39638, 39633, 39653, 39631
Area:	McComb, MS

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Amite County School District Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

533 Maggie St

Liberty MS, 39645, Amite County

Phone: 601-657-4361

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	1,064	1,083	1,062	1,090	1,207	1,274	1,259
English Language Learner Students:	0	0	0	0	0	0	3
Total Teachers:	85.46	87.74	76.71	84.69	89.09	89.20	91.40
Prekindergarten:	0.50	0.50	0.50	0.74	1.14	1.20	0.10
Kindergarten:	4.00	5.96	4.83	5.00	4.59	4.80	4.80
Elementary:	32.11	32.20	33.22	38.35	41.75	38.60	42.40
Secondary:	39.24	40.75	30.22	31.28	32.42	34.80	35.40
Ungraded:	9.61	8.33	7.94	9.32	9.19	9.80	8.70
Total Other Staff:	112.40	113.96	109.50	123.38	145.02	146.60	162.70
Instructional Aides:	39.16	36.34	37.35	42.56	54.33	52.70	65.70
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	3.50	3.50	3.50	4.50	4.50	4.40	4.30
Total Guidance Counselors:	4.00	4.00	3.11	3.10	4.09	7.30	4.10
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	2.00	2.00	2.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	3.00	3.00	2.11	2.10	2.09	1.70	2.10
Other Guidance Counselors:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	3.60	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	1.55	1.55	1.65	1.42	1.72	1.80	1.80
Library/Media Support:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
District Administrators:	3.50	3.50	2.50	3.50	2.50	2.50	2.80
District Administrative Support:	6.90	7.00	7.00	6.00	6.00	7.00	7.00
School Administrators:	5.40	5.33	7.00	6.50	8.38	7.90	7.90
School Administrative Support:	4.81	4.90	5.00	5.00	6.42	6.40	8.90
Student Support Services:	8.60	9.42	8.93	9.45	11.87	10.50	12.10
Other Support Services:	34.98	38.42	33.46	41.35	45.21	46.10	48.10
Student-Teacher Ratio:	12.45	12.34	13.84	12.87	13.55	14.28	13.77

Schools

Amite County Elementary	Kindergarten to Grade 6	3457 South Greensburg Rd, Liberty MS 39645
Amite County High School	Grade 7 to Grade 12	600 Irene St, Liberty MS 39645
Amite County Vocational Complex	Grade 9 to Grade 12	1501 Irene St, Liberty MS 39645

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
MCT2 Test
2008	Language Arts	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	142.7	149.3
2009	Language Arts	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	145	148.7
2010	Language Arts	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	143.6	149
2011	Language Arts	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	148.4	149.8
2012	Language Arts	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	145.2	150.2
2013	Language Arts	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	143.1	151
2008	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	144.2	150.6
2009	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	144.8	151
2010	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	143.4	152.1
2011	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	150.7	153.3
2012	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	144.9	154.1
2013	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	144.5	154.2
2008	Language Arts	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	143.4	148.8
2009	Language Arts	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	142.2	149.2
2010	Language Arts	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	142.7	149.5
2011	Language Arts	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	140.8	149.6
2012	Language Arts	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	146.4	151
2013	Language Arts	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	142.8	151.8
2008	Mathematics	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	144.4	150.5
2009	Mathematics	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	141.4	151.1
2010	Mathematics	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	144.8	151.5
2011	Mathematics	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	142.2	151.7
2012	Mathematics	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	146.8	152.8
2013	Mathematics	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	143.3	154.1
2008	Language Arts	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	144.2	148.5
2009	Language Arts	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	141.7	148.7
2010	Language Arts	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	140.5	148.8
2011	Language Arts	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	144.1	148.9
2012	Language Arts	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	143.7	149.9
2013	Language Arts	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	146.9	150.8
2008	Mathematics	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	146.9	149.8
2009	Mathematics	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	141.1	150.2
2010	Mathematics	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	139.2	151.3
2011	Mathematics	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	144.8	151.4
2012	Mathematics	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	142.2	152.3
2013	Mathematics	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	146.9	153.2
2008	Language Arts	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	144.1	147.6
2009	Language Arts	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	144.7	148.8
2010	Language Arts	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	144.2	149.4
2011	Language Arts	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	140.7	149.8
2012	Language Arts	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	144.1	150.3
2013	Language Arts	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	145.2	150.7
2008	Mathematics	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	146.1	149.3
2009	Mathematics	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	146.8	149.9
2010	Mathematics	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	144.1	150.5
2011	Mathematics	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	139	150.6
2012	Mathematics	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	143	151.3
2013	Mathematics	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	142.5	152.4
2008	Language Arts	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	143	147
2009	Language Arts	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	143.2	147.8
2010	Language Arts	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	145.7	149.7
2011	Language Arts	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	146.7	149.9
2012	Language Arts	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	148.6	150.7
2013	Language Arts	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	150.1	151.4
2008	Mathematics	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	143.4	148.7
2009	Mathematics	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	144.7	150.1
2010	Mathematics	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	143.7	151.1
2011	Mathematics	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	145.9	152.1
2012	Mathematics	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	147	152.3
2013	Mathematics	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	146.6	153.1
2008	Language Arts	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	141.7	146.6
2009	Language Arts	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	143.9	147.8
2010	Language Arts	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	147.3	147.8
2011	Language Arts	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	146.4	149.1
2012	Language Arts	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	148.9	149.9
2013	Language Arts	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	142.6	150
2008	Mathematics	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	140.3	148.3
2009	Mathematics	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	139.7	149.6
2010	Mathematics	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	144.9	151.5
2011	Mathematics	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	151.2	153.2
2012	Mathematics	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	149.8	153.7
2013	Mathematics	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	151.7	154.6
MST Test
2008	Science	5th Grade	% met std	23.2%	40.8%
2009	Science	5th Grade	% met std	20.8%	42.8%
2010	Science	5th Grade	% met std	16.9%	44.9%
2012	Science	5th Grade	% met std	38.4%	53.6%
2013	Science	5th Grade	% met std	56.8%	63.1%
2008	Science	8th Grade	% met std	16.2%	39.3%
2009	Science	8th Grade	% met std	19.4%	40%
2010	Science	8th Grade	% met std	18.2%	42.9%
2012	Science	8th Grade	% met std	44.4%	56.4%
2013	Science	8th Grade	% met std	39.1%	64.0%
SATP2 Test
2004	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	75.4%	90.7%
2005	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	78.6%	91.6%
2006	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	82.8%	91%
2007	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	71.4%	90.8%
2008	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	40.3%	71%
2009	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	55.4%	72%
2010	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	77.6%	79.6%
2011	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	74%	85.4%
2012	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	70.2%	81.9%
2013	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	85.5%	85.2%
2004	Biology I	End of course	% met std	82.4%	89.2%
2005	Biology I	End of course	% met std	53.6%	91.8%
2006	Biology I	End of course	% met std	63.8%	93.3%
2007	Biology I	End of course	% met std	82.4%	92.2%
2008	Biology I	End of course	% met std	82.4%	87.9%
2009	Biology I	End of course	% met std	79.5%	87.6%
2010	Biology I	End of course	% met std	69.3%	86.2%
2012	Biology I	End of course	% met std	69.4%	74.7%
2013	Biology I	End of course	% met std	73.6%	78.5%
2004	English II	End of course	% met std	83.3%	83.1%
2005	English II	End of course	% met std	73.6%	82.8%
2006	English II	End of course	% met std	64.8%	78.1%
2007	English II	End of course	% met std	53.1%	77.2%
2008	English II	End of course	% met std	51.2%	69.7%
2009	English II	End of course	% met std	60.8%	69%
2010	English II	End of course	% met std	42%	68%
2011	English II	End of course	% met std	68.1%	71.8%
2012	English II	End of course	% met std	64.3%	73.1%
2013	English II	End of course	% met std	61.8%	73%
2004	US History	End of course	% met std	87.9%	95.7%
2005	US History	End of course	% met std	94.1%	96.4%
2006	US History	End of course	% met std	94.2%	95.9%
2007	US History	End of course	% met std	94.5%	93.9%
2008	US History	End of course	% met std	88.5%	94.3%
2009	US History	End of course	% met std	97.1%	96.9%
2010	US History	End of course	% met std	91.2%	93%
2011	US History	End of course	% met std	85%	93%
2012	US History	End of course	% met std	62.8%	72.9%
2013	US History	End of course	% met std	73.8%	81.3%

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School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$14,564,000	$13,714		$13,221,000	$12,129		$15,270,000	$12,651
Federal:	$3,149,000	$2,965	21.6%	$3,676,000	$3,372	27.8%	$3,951,000	$3,273	25.9%
State:	$5,091,000	$4,794	35.0%	$5,139,000	$4,715	38.9%	$5,324,000	$4,411	34.9%
Local:	$6,324,000	$5,955	43.4%	$4,406,000	$4,042	33.3%	$5,995,000	$4,967	39.3%
Total Expenditures:	$10,755,000	$10,127		$12,104,000	$11,105		$14,639,000	$12,128
Total Current Expenditures:	$10,484,000	$9,872		$10,951,000	$10,047		$12,118,000	$10,040
Instructional Expenditures:	$5,931,000	$5,585	56.6%	$6,174,000	$5,664	56.4%	$6,753,000	$5,595	55.7%
Student and Staff Support:	$1,120,000	$1,055	10.7%	$1,179,000	$1,082	10.8%	$1,439,000	$1,192	11.9%
Administration:	$1,170,000	$1,102	11.2%	$1,208,000	$1,108	11.0%	$1,314,000	$1,089	10.8%
Operations, Food, Other:	$2,263,000	$2,131	21.6%	$2,390,000	$2,193	21.8%	$2,612,000	$2,164	21.6%
Total Capital Outlay:	$116,000	$109		$858,000	$787		$2,360,000	$1,955
Construction:	$0	$0		$124,000	$114		$2,071,000	$1,716
Total Other:	$92,000	$87		$230,000	$211		$86,000	$71
Interest on Debt:	$63,000	$59		$65,000	$60		$75,000	$62

Total Salary:	$5,945,000	$5,598		$6,288,000	$5,769		$6,921,000	$5,734
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$3,894,000	$3,667	65.5%	$4,075,000	$3,739	64.8%	$4,347,000	$3,601	62.8%
Other Salary:	$2,051,000	$1,931	34.5%	$2,213,000	$2,030	35.2%	$2,574,000	$2,133	37.2%
Total Benefit:	$1,937,000	$1,824		$2,035,000	$1,867		$2,218,000	$1,838
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$1,209,000	$1,138	62.4%	$1,241,000	$1,139	61.0%	$1,325,000	$1,098	59.7%
Other Benefit:	$728,000	$685	37.6%	$794,000	$728	39.0%	$893,000	$740	40.3%

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	50.0%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	35.4%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	15.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	34.1%
Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	7.3%
Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	19.5%
Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	26.8%
Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	12.2%

Mean Base Salary:	$41,189.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$34,777.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	$34,804.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	$40,570.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	$47,460.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	$50,169.0

* Amite County School District was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.