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Choctaw County School District

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Choctaw County School District is located close to the center of Mississippi. Choctaw County School District has 418.18 square miles of land area and 1.68 square miles of water area. As of 2010, the total Choctaw County School District population is 8,547. Choctaw County School District median household income is $30,994 in 2006-2010. Choctaw County School District median house value is $72,800 in 2006-2010. On average, Choctaw County School District is better than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	(56 out of 149, top 38%)*
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	6
Population	8,547 (2010), rank #112
Population Growth	-6.14% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	20.36/sq mi, rank #128
Median Household Income:	$30,994 at 2006-2010—3.13% increase since 2005-2009, rank #90
Median House Price:	$72,800 at 2006-2010—3.56% increase since 2005-2009, rank #85
Time Zone:	Central GMT -6:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	418.18 sq mi, rank #53
Water Area:	1.68 sq mi (0.40%), rank #76
State:	Mississippi
County:	Choctaw County
City:	Ackerman, Weir, Sturgis, Mc Cool, French Camp, Stewart, Eupora, Mathiston, Maben
Zip:	39735, 39772, 39769, 39108, 39745, 39767, 39744, 39752, 39750
Area:	Starkville, MS

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Choctaw County School District Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

19 East Main St

Ackerman MS, 39735, Choctaw County

Phone: 662-285-4022

Students and Teachers

	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	1,602	1,590	1,686
English Language Learner Students:	0	0	0
Total Teachers:	129.70	130.90	134.30
Prekindergarten:	4.11	4.00	4.00
Kindergarten:	6.00	7.00	7.10
Elementary:	50.70	47.20	49.80
Secondary:	50.36	54.80	56.00
Ungraded:	18.53	17.90	17.40
Total Other Staff:	147.33	158.20	143.80
Instructional Aides:	37.83	40.50	35.00
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	2.16	2.80	1.80
Total Guidance Counselors:	6.00	9.30	4.10
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	3.00	2.30	1.40
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	3.00	2.30	2.70
Other Guidance Counselors:	NA	4.70	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	5.06	5.30	5.20
Library/Media Support:	0.00	0.00	1.00
District Administrators:	5.25	5.30	5.30
District Administrative Support:	5.64	6.50	5.50
School Administrators:	8.49	8.60	10.10
School Administrative Support:	5.22	4.30	5.50
Student Support Services:	10.32	8.50	7.60
Other Support Services:	61.36	67.10	62.70
Student-Teacher Ratio:	12.35	12.15	12.55

Schools

Ackerman Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 6	8475 Ms Hwy 15, Ackerman MS 39735
Ackerman High	Grade 7 to Grade 12	393 East Main St, Ackerman MS 39735
French Camp Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 8	300 Church St, French Camp MS 39745
Weir Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 6	351 Marion Kelley Dr, Woodland MS 39776
Weir High School	Grade 7 to Grade 12	351 Marion Kelly Dr, Weir MS 39772

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
MCT Test
2008	Language Arts	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	148.9	149.3
2009	Language Arts	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	149.7	148.7
2010	Language Arts	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	149.8	149
2011	Language Arts	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	151.7	149.8
2008	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	152.4	150.6
2009	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	153.4	151
2010	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	154.3	152.1
2011	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	156.2	153.3
2008	Language Arts	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	148.3	148.8
2009	Language Arts	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	149.1	149.2
2010	Language Arts	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	149.4	149.5
2011	Language Arts	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	149.8	149.6
2008	Mathematics	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	150.1	150.5
2009	Mathematics	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	151.4	151.1
2010	Mathematics	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	152.5	151.5
2011	Mathematics	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	150.1	151.7
2008	Language Arts	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	149.9	148.5
2009	Language Arts	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	150.3	148.7
2010	Language Arts	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	147.1	148.8
2011	Language Arts	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	152	148.9
2008	Mathematics	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	149.9	149.8
2009	Mathematics	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	151.9	150.2
2010	Mathematics	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	151.1	151.3
2011	Mathematics	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	153.4	151.4
2008	Language Arts	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	151.2	147.6
2009	Language Arts	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	150.2	148.8
2010	Language Arts	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	150.9	149.4
2011	Language Arts	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	150.5	149.8
2008	Mathematics	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	152.4	149.3
2009	Mathematics	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	151.6	149.9
2010	Mathematics	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	150.5	150.5
2011	Mathematics	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	151.3	150.6
2008	Language Arts	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	147	147
2009	Language Arts	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	149.3	147.8
2010	Language Arts	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	149.8	149.7
2011	Language Arts	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	149.5	149.9
2008	Mathematics	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	150.4	148.7
2009	Mathematics	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	149.4	150.1
2010	Mathematics	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	150.2	151.1
2011	Mathematics	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	149.2	152.1
2008	Language Arts	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	143.8	146.6
2009	Language Arts	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	145.9	147.8
2010	Language Arts	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	148.5	147.8
2011	Language Arts	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	147.5	149.1
2008	Mathematics	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	149.5	148.3
2009	Mathematics	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	148.1	149.6
2010	Mathematics	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	149.5	151.5
2011	Mathematics	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	150.9	153.2
MST Test
2008	Science	5th Grade	% met std	43.2%	40.8%
2009	Science	5th Grade	% met std	47.8%	42.8%
2010	Science	5th Grade	% met std	41%	44.9%
2008	Science	8th Grade	% met std	40.9%	39.3%
2009	Science	8th Grade	% met std	31.6%	40%
2010	Science	8th Grade	% met std	43.4%	42.9%
SATP Test
2004	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	90.4%	90.7%
2005	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	91.8%	91.6%
2006	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	89.5%	91%
2007	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	91.9%	90.8%
2008	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	62.9%	71%
2009	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	64.5%	72%
2010	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	89.9%	79.6%
2011	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	80.8%	85.4%
2004	Biology I	End of course	% met std	88.1%	89.2%
2005	Biology I	End of course	% met std	90.3%	91.8%
2006	Biology I	End of course	% met std	95.6%	93.3%
2007	Biology I	End of course	% met std	90.3%	92.2%
2008	Biology I	End of course	% met std	88.2%	87.9%
2009	Biology I	End of course	% met std	95.1%	87.6%
2010	Biology I	End of course	% met std	83.1%	86.2%
2004	English II	End of course	% met std	66.1%	83.1%
2005	English II	End of course	% met std	72.4%	82.8%
2006	English II	End of course	% met std	73.3%	78.1%
2007	English II	End of course	% met std	76.6%	77.2%
2008	English II	End of course	% met std	53.1%	69.7%
2009	English II	End of course	% met std	51.4%	69%
2010	English II	End of course	% met std	58.3%	68%
2011	English II	End of course	% met std	63.6%	71.8%
2004	US History	End of course	% met std	85.2%	95.7%
2005	US History	End of course	% met std	88%	96.4%
2006	US History	End of course	% met std	96.5%	95.9%
2007	US History	End of course	% met std	96.2%	93.9%
2008	US History	End of course	% met std	91.9%	94.3%
2009	US History	End of course	% met std	94.1%	96.9%
2010	US History	End of course	% met std	81%	93%
2011	US History	End of course	% met std	95%	93%

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

School District Fiscal Information

	2009			2008			2007
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$16,494,000	$10,374		$16,546,000	$9,814		$15,842,000	$9,254
Federal:	$3,168,000	$1,992	19.2%	$2,855,000	$1,693	17.3%	$2,875,000	$1,679	18.1%
State:	$7,815,000	$4,915	47.4%	$8,260,000	$4,899	49.9%	$8,381,000	$4,895	52.9%
Local:	$5,511,000	$3,466	33.4%	$5,431,000	$3,221	32.8%	$4,586,000	$2,679	28.9%
Total Expenditures:	$18,790,000	$11,818		$16,008,000	$9,495		$15,135,000	$8,841
Total Current Expenditures:	$16,235,000	$10,211		$15,423,000	$9,148		$14,360,000	$8,388
Instructional Expenditures:	$9,576,000	$6,023	59.0%	$9,327,000	$5,532	60.5%	$8,728,000	$5,098	60.8%
Student and Staff Support:	$1,328,000	$835	8.2%	$1,179,000	$699	7.6%	$1,242,000	$725	8.6%
Administration:	$1,849,000	$1,163	11.4%	$1,698,000	$1,007	11.0%	$1,451,000	$848	10.1%
Operations, Food, Other:	$3,482,000	$2,190	21.4%	$3,219,000	$1,909	20.9%	$2,939,000	$1,717	20.5%
Total Capital Outlay:	$2,373,000	$1,492		$416,000	$247		$570,000	$333
Construction:	$634,000	$399		$0	$0		$0	$0
Total Other:	$9,000	$6		$2,000	$1		$30,000	$18
Interest on Debt:	$173,000	$109		$167,000	$99		$175,000	$102

Total Salary:	$9,382,000	$5,901		$9,177,000	$5,443		$8,811,000	$5,147
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$6,494,000	$4,084	69.2%	$6,353,000	$3,768	69.2%	$6,123,000	$3,577	69.5%
Other Salary:	$2,888,000	$1,816	30.8%	$2,824,000	$1,675	30.8%	$2,688,000	$1,570	30.5%
Total Benefit:	$2,922,000	$1,838		$2,898,000	$1,719		$2,729,000	$1,594
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$1,946,000	$1,224	66.6%	$1,937,000	$1,149	66.8%	$1,837,000	$1,073	67.3%
Other Benefit:	$976,000	$614	33.4%	$961,000	$570	33.2%	$892,000	$521	32.7%

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	59.0%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	37.1%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	14.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	23.8%
Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	21.0%
Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	28.6%
Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	20.0%
Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	6.7%

Mean Base Salary:	$39,037.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$31,731.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	$35,866.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	$39,417.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	$47,297.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	$48,684.0

* Choctaw County School District was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.