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Durant Public School District

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Durant Public School District is located close to the center of Mississippi. Durant Public School District has 2.24 square miles of land area and 0.02 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Durant Public School District population is 2,598. Durant Public School District median household income is $23,468 in 2010-2014. Durant Public School District median house value is $56,200 in 2010-2014. On average, Durant Public School District is worse than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	(123 out of 148, bottom 17%)*
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Kindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	1
Population	2,598 (2010-2014), rank #145
Population Growth	-4.27% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	1,147.86/sq mi, rank #10
Median Household Income:	$23,468 at 2010-2014—3.71% increase since 2005-2009, rank #145
Median House Price:	$56,200 at 2010-2014—16.12% increase since 2005-2009, rank #139
Time Zone:	Central GMT -6:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	2.24 sq mi, rank #149
Water Area:	0.02 sq mi (1.04%), rank #146
State:	Mississippi
County:	Holmes County
City:	Durant
Zip:	39063

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Durant Public School District Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

65 West Madison St

Durant MS, 39063, Holmes County

Phone: 662-653-3175

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	554	574	546	543	530	578	566
English Language Learner Students:	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total Teachers:	37.83	35.27	32.34	29.47	33.04	32.20	32.40
Prekindergarten:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.17	0.00	0.00
Kindergarten:	3.00	3.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.20
Elementary:	13.75	13.57	10.43	11.05	13.04	11.90	11.10
Secondary:	15.73	13.43	13.27	11.65	14.07	12.90	14.20
Ungraded:	5.35	5.27	6.64	4.77	3.76	5.40	4.90
Total Other Staff:	30.62	32.64	28.81	31.78	36.66	39.20	36.30
Instructional Aides:	6.00	6.26	7.43	8.68	14.38	14.20	12.00
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	1.00	1.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Total Guidance Counselors:	0.88	0.88	0.89	0.89	1.00	2.00	1.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	0.88	0.88	0.89	0.89	1.00	1.00	1.00
Other Guidance Counselors:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	1.00	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	1.00	0.89	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
Library/Media Support:	0.00	1.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
District Administrators:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	2.00	1.00
District Administrative Support:	0.00	0.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	2.00
School Administrators:	3.98	2.98	2.88	3.05	3.29	2.20	2.30
School Administrative Support:	3.00	5.00	5.00	5.06	4.08	4.40	3.90
Student Support Services:	2.33	2.22	1.46	2.48	2.70	3.30	1.20
Other Support Services:	12.43	12.41	9.15	9.62	9.21	9.10	11.90
Student-Teacher Ratio:	14.64	16.27	16.88	18.43	16.04	17.95	17.47

Schools

Durant Public School

Kindergarten to Grade 12

65 West Madison St, Durant MS 39063

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
MCT2 Test
2008	Language Arts	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	143.2	149.3
2009	Language Arts	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	148.4	148.7
2010	Language Arts	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	138.4	149
2011	Language Arts	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	143.3	149.8
2012	Language Arts	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	139.8	150.2
2013	Language Arts	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	145.3	151
2008	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	145.8	150.6
2009	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	150.7	151
2010	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	141.4	152.1
2011	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	144.6	153.3
2012	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	150.8	154.1
2013	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	149.7	154.2
2008	Language Arts	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	144.1	148.8
2009	Language Arts	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	142.4	149.2
2010	Language Arts	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	144.5	149.5
2011	Language Arts	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	147.5	149.6
2012	Language Arts	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	145.9	151
2013	Language Arts	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	143.4	151.8
2008	Mathematics	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	146	150.5
2009	Mathematics	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	144.2	151.1
2010	Mathematics	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	149.9	151.5
2011	Mathematics	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	149	151.7
2012	Mathematics	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	147.9	152.8
2013	Mathematics	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	144	154.1
2008	Language Arts	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	144.5	148.5
2009	Language Arts	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	145.2	148.7
2010	Language Arts	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	141.5	148.8
2011	Language Arts	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	146.9	148.9
2012	Language Arts	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	145.7	149.9
2013	Language Arts	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	147.1	150.8
2008	Mathematics	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	144.4	149.8
2009	Mathematics	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	142.3	150.2
2010	Mathematics	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	147.8	151.3
2011	Mathematics	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	148.8	151.4
2012	Mathematics	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	144.9	152.3
2013	Mathematics	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	144.5	153.2
2008	Language Arts	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	140.6	147.6
2009	Language Arts	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	147.3	148.8
2010	Language Arts	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	143.9	149.4
2011	Language Arts	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	147.2	149.8
2012	Language Arts	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	148.1	150.3
2013	Language Arts	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	146.7	150.7
2008	Mathematics	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	139.7	149.3
2009	Mathematics	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	145.1	149.9
2010	Mathematics	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	147.5	150.5
2011	Mathematics	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	150.3	150.6
2012	Mathematics	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	148.1	151.3
2013	Mathematics	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	146.4	152.4
2008	Language Arts	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	145.9	147
2009	Language Arts	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	139.4	147.8
2010	Language Arts	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	150.1	149.7
2011	Language Arts	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	146.3	149.9
2012	Language Arts	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	146.6	150.7
2013	Language Arts	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	149.2	151.4
2008	Mathematics	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	142.8	148.7
2009	Mathematics	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	140.9	150.1
2010	Mathematics	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	145.2	151.1
2011	Mathematics	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	146.5	152.1
2012	Mathematics	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	148.8	152.3
2013	Mathematics	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	151	153.1
2008	Language Arts	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	143.1	146.6
2009	Language Arts	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	150.1	147.8
2010	Language Arts	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	148	147.8
2011	Language Arts	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	146	149.1
2012	Language Arts	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	144.4	149.9
2013	Language Arts	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	144.8	150
2008	Mathematics	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	145.6	148.3
2009	Mathematics	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	147.2	149.6
2010	Mathematics	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	147.3	151.5
2011	Mathematics	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	151.4	153.2
2012	Mathematics	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	149.3	153.7
2013	Mathematics	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	152.3	154.6
MST Test
2008	Science	5th Grade	% met std	17%	40.8%
2009	Science	5th Grade	% met std	18.8%	42.8%
2010	Science	5th Grade	% met std	29.7%	44.9%
2012	Science	5th Grade	% met std	55.3%	53.6%
2013	Science	5th Grade	% met std	72.9%	63.1%
2008	Science	8th Grade	% met std	8.8%	39.3%
2009	Science	8th Grade	% met std	29%	40%
2010	Science	8th Grade	% met std	38.1%	42.9%
2012	Science	8th Grade	% met std	27%	56.4%
2013	Science	8th Grade	% met std	62.2%	64.0%
SATP2 Test
2004	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	95.2%	90.7%
2005	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	100%	91.6%
2006	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	96.3%	91%
2007	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	100%	90.8%
2008	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	90.3%	71%
2009	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	90.6%	72%
2010	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	88.6%	79.6%
2011	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	77.8%	85.4%
2012	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	72.7%	81.9%
2013	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	78.3%	85.2%
2004	Biology I	End of course	% met std	94.4%	89.2%
2005	Biology I	End of course	% met std	96.2%	91.8%
2006	Biology I	End of course	% met std	100%	93.3%
2007	Biology I	End of course	% met std	93.1%	92.2%
2008	Biology I	End of course	% met std	96.2%	87.9%
2009	Biology I	End of course	% met std	88.1%	87.6%
2010	Biology I	End of course	% met std	83.3%	86.2%
2012	Biology I	End of course	% met std	48.4%	74.7%
2013	Biology I	End of course	% met std	57.6%	78.5%
2004	English II	End of course	% met std	79.2%	83.1%
2005	English II	End of course	% met std	85.2%	82.8%
2006	English II	End of course	% met std	81.5%	78.1%
2007	English II	End of course	% met std	92.9%	77.2%
2008	English II	End of course	% met std	48.5%	69.7%
2009	English II	End of course	% met std	63.6%	69%
2010	English II	End of course	% met std	55.6%	68%
2011	English II	End of course	% met std	88.9%	71.8%
2012	English II	End of course	% met std	63.2%	73.1%
2013	English II	End of course	% met std	72.4%	73%
2004	US History	End of course	% met std	100%	95.7%
2005	US History	End of course	% met std	95.2%	96.4%
2006	US History	End of course	% met std	100%	95.9%
2007	US History	End of course	% met std	100%	93.9%
2008	US History	End of course	% met std	89.3%	94.3%
2009	US History	End of course	% met std	96.8%	96.9%
2010	US History	End of course	% met std	87.1%	93%
2011	US History	End of course	% met std	88.9%	93%
2012	US History	End of course	% met std	95.2%	72.9%
2013	US History	End of course	% met std	61.5%	81.3%

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School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$4,722,000	$8,648		$4,407,000	$8,116		$4,602,000	$8,683
Federal:	$1,511,000	$2,767	32.0%	$1,475,000	$2,716	33.5%	$1,535,000	$2,896	33.4%
State:	$2,509,000	$4,595	53.1%	$2,223,000	$4,094	50.4%	$2,477,000	$4,674	53.8%
Local:	$702,000	$1,286	14.9%	$709,000	$1,306	16.1%	$590,000	$1,113	12.8%
Total Expenditures:	$4,567,000	$8,364		$4,471,000	$8,234		$4,899,000	$9,243
Total Current Expenditures:	$4,353,000	$7,973		$4,319,000	$7,954		$4,580,000	$8,642
Instructional Expenditures:	$2,522,000	$4,619	57.9%	$2,392,000	$4,405	55.4%	$2,624,000	$4,951	57.3%
Student and Staff Support:	$451,000	$826	10.4%	$594,000	$1,094	13.8%	$564,000	$1,064	12.3%
Administration:	$565,000	$1,035	13.0%	$582,000	$1,072	13.5%	$609,000	$1,149	13.3%
Operations, Food, Other:	$815,000	$1,493	18.7%	$751,000	$1,383	17.4%	$783,000	$1,477	17.1%
Total Capital Outlay:	$160,000	$293		$83,000	$153		$240,000	$453
Construction:	$0	$0		$0	$0		$0	$0
Total Other:	$0	$0		$8,000	$15		$0	$0
Interest on Debt:	$54,000	$99		$61,000	$112		$79,000	$149

Total Salary:	$2,708,000	$4,960		$2,333,000	$4,297		$2,536,000	$4,785
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$2,019,000	$3,698	74.6%	$1,548,000	$2,851	66.4%	$1,725,000	$3,255	68.0%
Other Salary:	$689,000	$1,262	25.4%	$785,000	$1,446	33.6%	$811,000	$1,530	32.0%
Total Benefit:	$745,000	$1,364		$753,000	$1,387		$820,000	$1,547
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$503,000	$921	67.5%	$499,000	$919	66.3%	$548,000	$1,034	66.8%
Other Benefit:	$242,000	$443	32.5%	$254,000	$468	33.7%	$272,000	$513	33.2%

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	51.7%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	34.5%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	9.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	51.7%
Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	13.8%
Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	20.7%
Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	13.8%
Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	0.0%

Mean Base Salary:	$35,397.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$32,125.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	$34,880.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	$37,693.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	$44,740.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	NA

* Durant Public School District was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.