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West Jasper School District

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West Jasper School District is located close to the center of Mississippi. West Jasper School District has 345.71 square miles of land area and 0.65 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total West Jasper School District population is 10,383. West Jasper School District median household income is $32,688 in 2010-2014. West Jasper School District median house value is $74,100 in 2010-2014. On average, West Jasper School District is close to the state average in quality.

Ranking:	(90 out of 148, bottom 39%)*
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	5
Population	10,383 (2010-2014), rank #100
Population Growth	1.13% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	29.98/sq mi, rank #102
Median Household Income:	$32,688 at 2010-2014—8.83% increase since 2005-2009, rank #85
Median House Price:	$74,100 at 2010-2014—0.68% increase since 2005-2009, rank #95
Time Zone:	Central GMT -6:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	345.71 sq mi, rank #73
Water Area:	0.65 sq mi (0.19%), rank #114
State:	Mississippi
County:	Jasper County
City:	Laurel, Stringer, Bay Springs, Soso, Louin, Lawrence, Newton, Montrose, Heidelberg
Zip:	39443, 39481, 39422, 39480, 39338, 39336, 39345, 39439
Area:	Laurel, MS

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West Jasper School District Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

510 Hwy 18

Bay Springs MS, 39422, Jasper County

Phone: 601-764-2280

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	1,471	1,492	1,534	1,554	1,590	1,622	1,656
English Language Learner Students:	0	7	11	12	2	6	7
Total Teachers:	97.52	105.42	104.31	107.56	102.36	108.50	111.30
Prekindergarten:	0.12	0.37	0.21	0.36	0.18	0.30	0.30
Kindergarten:	5.60	6.31	5.34	3.95	4.97	4.80	6.90
Elementary:	34.45	35.57	28.96	34.49	36.18	41.40	39.20
Secondary:	47.21	48.41	52.36	52.16	46.39	48.10	45.10
Ungraded:	10.14	14.76	17.44	16.60	14.64	13.90	19.80
Total Other Staff:	128.21	127.30	134.81	135.76	131.84	140.00	137.20
Instructional Aides:	14.05	15.61	17.09	16.24	15.38	18.10	21.90
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	3.40	3.28	1.40	2.40	2.40	2.90	3.50
Total Guidance Counselors:	3.00	3.00	4.00	4.00	4.00	7.40	3.50
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	1.62	1.62	1.62	1.50	1.50	1.50	1.20
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	1.38	1.38	2.38	2.50	2.50	2.20	2.30
Other Guidance Counselors:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	3.70	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	3.00	2.88	2.88	2.88	3.00	2.90	3.00
Library/Media Support:	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00
District Administrators:	5.50	5.50	4.86	5.53	5.36	5.40	5.00
District Administrative Support:	7.60	7.60	7.60	7.60	7.20	7.20	7.60
School Administrators:	7.00	6.00	8.00	9.00	7.50	7.50	6.60
School Administrative Support:	8.68	8.68	9.68	8.36	8.91	8.40	8.70
Student Support Services:	8.39	9.00	9.51	9.63	10.50	11.40	11.80
Other Support Services:	65.59	63.75	67.79	68.12	65.59	66.80	63.60
Student-Teacher Ratio:	15.08	14.15	14.71	14.45	15.53	14.95	14.88

Schools

Bay Springs Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 5	510 Hwy 18, Bay Springs MS 39422
Bay Springs High	Grade 9 to Grade 12	510 Hwy 18, Bay Springs MS 39422
Bay Springs Middle	Grade 6 to Grade 8	124 Edmund King Rd, Bay Springs MS 39422
Jasper Co Career Development Center	Grade 10 to Grade 12	2419 Hwy 528, Heidelberg MS 39439
Stringer Attn Center	Prekindergarten to Grade 12	122 County Rd 17, Stringer MS 39481

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
MCT2 Test
2008	Language Arts	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	146.9	149.3
2009	Language Arts	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	143	148.7
2010	Language Arts	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	144.9	149
2011	Language Arts	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	146.4	149.8
2012	Language Arts	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	152.8	150.2
2013	Language Arts	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	149.7	151
2008	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	146.3	150.6
2009	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	145.2	151
2010	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	147.8	152.1
2011	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	155.1	153.3
2012	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	157.4	154.1
2013	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	154.3	154.2
2008	Language Arts	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	148.8	148.8
2009	Language Arts	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	147.2	149.2
2010	Language Arts	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	147.7	149.5
2011	Language Arts	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	148.6	149.6
2012	Language Arts	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	148.7	151
2013	Language Arts	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	157.3	151.8
2008	Mathematics	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	153.4	150.5
2009	Mathematics	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	147.9	151.1
2010	Mathematics	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	148.8	151.5
2011	Mathematics	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	153	151.7
2012	Mathematics	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	155.5	152.8
2013	Mathematics	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	156.5	154.1
2008	Language Arts	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	144.7	148.5
2009	Language Arts	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	145.5	148.7
2010	Language Arts	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	144.2	148.8
2011	Language Arts	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	145.9	148.9
2012	Language Arts	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	145.3	149.9
2013	Language Arts	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	146.6	150.8
2008	Mathematics	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	145.6	149.8
2009	Mathematics	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	147.1	150.2
2010	Mathematics	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	147.2	151.3
2011	Mathematics	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	145.6	151.4
2012	Mathematics	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	146.7	152.3
2013	Mathematics	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	149.8	153.2
2008	Language Arts	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	144.8	147.6
2009	Language Arts	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	145.2	148.8
2010	Language Arts	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	147	149.4
2011	Language Arts	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	145.3	149.8
2012	Language Arts	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	150.3	150.3
2013	Language Arts	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	149.4	150.7
2008	Mathematics	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	147.2	149.3
2009	Mathematics	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	144.9	149.9
2010	Mathematics	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	146.2	150.5
2011	Mathematics	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	144.1	150.6
2012	Mathematics	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	149.8	151.3
2013	Mathematics	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	149.6	152.4
2008	Language Arts	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	145.8	147
2009	Language Arts	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	145.2	147.8
2010	Language Arts	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	146	149.7
2011	Language Arts	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	150.2	149.9
2012	Language Arts	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	147.9	150.7
2013	Language Arts	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	150.9	151.4
2008	Mathematics	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	148.1	148.7
2009	Mathematics	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	147.5	150.1
2010	Mathematics	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	147.5	151.1
2011	Mathematics	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	154	152.1
2012	Mathematics	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	150.5	152.3
2013	Mathematics	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	154.5	153.1
2008	Language Arts	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	145.6	146.6
2009	Language Arts	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	145.3	147.8
2010	Language Arts	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	146.6	147.8
2011	Language Arts	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	148.5	149.1
2012	Language Arts	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	149.2	149.9
2013	Language Arts	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	148.9	150
2008	Mathematics	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	146	148.3
2009	Mathematics	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	146.1	149.6
2010	Mathematics	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	151	151.5
2011	Mathematics	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	152.1	153.2
2012	Mathematics	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	155.2	153.7
2013	Mathematics	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	155.2	154.6
MST Test
2008	Science	5th Grade	% met std	24.6%	40.8%
2009	Science	5th Grade	% met std	24.5%	42.8%
2010	Science	5th Grade	% met std	23.7%	44.9%
2012	Science	5th Grade	% met std	31.7%	53.6%
2013	Science	5th Grade	% met std	50.0%	63.1%
2008	Science	8th Grade	% met std	33.1%	39.3%
2009	Science	8th Grade	% met std	41.4%	40%
2010	Science	8th Grade	% met std	46.3%	42.9%
2012	Science	8th Grade	% met std	54.6%	56.4%
2013	Science	8th Grade	% met std	67.3%	64.0%
SATP2 Test
2004	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	96.8%	90.7%
2005	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	99%	91.6%
2006	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	97.9%	91%
2007	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	99%	90.8%
2008	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	70.7%	71%
2009	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	77.8%	72%
2010	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	89.6%	79.6%
2011	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	95.2%	85.4%
2012	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	95.3%	81.9%
2013	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	90.4%	85.2%
2004	Biology I	End of course	% met std	95.5%	89.2%
2005	Biology I	End of course	% met std	97.4%	91.8%
2006	Biology I	End of course	% met std	94.3%	93.3%
2007	Biology I	End of course	% met std	95.1%	92.2%
2008	Biology I	End of course	% met std	83.5%	87.9%
2009	Biology I	End of course	% met std	84.1%	87.6%
2010	Biology I	End of course	% met std	80.4%	86.2%
2012	Biology I	End of course	% met std	78.5%	74.7%
2013	Biology I	End of course	% met std	83.2%	78.5%
2004	English II	End of course	% met std	87.1%	83.1%
2005	English II	End of course	% met std	90.9%	82.8%
2006	English II	End of course	% met std	80.2%	78.1%
2007	English II	End of course	% met std	72.1%	77.2%
2008	English II	End of course	% met std	65.4%	69.7%
2009	English II	End of course	% met std	50.4%	69%
2010	English II	End of course	% met std	71.2%	68%
2011	English II	End of course	% met std	76.1%	71.8%
2012	English II	End of course	% met std	77.7%	73.1%
2013	English II	End of course	% met std	75.2%	73%
2004	US History	End of course	% met std	98.7%	95.7%
2005	US History	End of course	% met std	91.6%	96.4%
2006	US History	End of course	% met std	97.9%	95.9%
2007	US History	End of course	% met std	94%	93.9%
2008	US History	End of course	% met std	86.3%	94.3%
2009	US History	End of course	% met std	97.1%	96.9%
2010	US History	End of course	% met std	83.5%	93%
2011	US History	End of course	% met std	87.6%	93%
2012	US History	End of course	% met std	58.6%	72.9%
2013	US History	End of course	% met std	70.9%	81.3%

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School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$14,405,000	$9,390		$15,110,000	$9,723		$14,488,000	$9,112
Federal:	$2,455,000	$1,600	17.0%	$3,272,000	$2,106	21.7%	$3,142,000	$1,976	21.7%
State:	$7,044,000	$4,592	48.9%	$6,716,000	$4,322	44.4%	$7,049,000	$4,433	48.7%
Local:	$4,906,000	$3,198	34.1%	$5,122,000	$3,296	33.9%	$4,297,000	$2,703	29.7%
Total Expenditures:	$13,889,000	$9,054		$14,557,000	$9,367		$14,907,000	$9,375
Total Current Expenditures:	$13,095,000	$8,537		$13,382,000	$8,611		$13,290,000	$8,358
Instructional Expenditures:	$6,826,000	$4,450	52.1%	$7,136,000	$4,592	53.3%	$7,245,000	$4,557	54.5%
Student and Staff Support:	$1,373,000	$895	10.5%	$1,477,000	$950	11.0%	$1,368,000	$860	10.3%
Administration:	$1,830,000	$1,193	14.0%	$1,802,000	$1,160	13.5%	$1,753,000	$1,103	13.2%
Operations, Food, Other:	$3,066,000	$1,999	23.4%	$2,967,000	$1,909	22.2%	$2,924,000	$1,839	22.0%
Total Capital Outlay:	$496,000	$323		$996,000	$641		$1,558,000	$980
Construction:	$27,000	$18		$544,000	$350		$725,000	$456
Total Other:	$47,000	$31		$66,000	$42		$20,000	$13
Interest on Debt:	$251,000	$164		$113,000	$73		$39,000	$25

Total Salary:	$8,149,000	$5,312		$8,301,000	$5,342		$8,240,000	$5,182
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$4,838,000	$3,154	59.4%	$5,021,000	$3,231	60.5%	$4,997,000	$3,143	60.6%
Other Salary:	$3,311,000	$2,158	40.6%	$3,280,000	$2,111	39.5%	$3,243,000	$2,040	39.4%
Total Benefit:	$2,605,000	$1,698		$2,629,000	$1,692		$2,625,000	$1,651
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$1,485,000	$968	57.0%	$1,529,000	$984	58.2%	$1,527,000	$960	58.2%
Other Benefit:	$1,120,000	$730	43.0%	$1,100,000	$708	41.8%	$1,098,000	$691	41.8%

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	63.3%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	33.3%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	14.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	24.4%
Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	26.7%
Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	18.9%
Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	21.1%
Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	8.9%

Mean Base Salary:	$38,942.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$32,401.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	$36,213.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	$39,379.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	$46,232.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	$46,878.0

* West Jasper School District was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.