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Kemper County School District

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Kemper County School District is located close to the center of Mississippi. Kemper County School District has 766.18 square miles of land area and 0.84 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Kemper County School District population is 10,310. Kemper County School District median household income is $30,206 in 2010-2014. Kemper County School District median house value is $65,800 in 2010-2014. On average, Kemper County School District is worse than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	(143 out of 148, bottom 3%)*
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	4
Population	10,310 (2010-2014), rank #101
Population Growth	3.12% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	13.44/sq mi, rank #145
Median Household Income:	$30,206 at 2010-2014—1.25% increase since 2005-2009, rank #107
Median House Price:	$65,800 at 2010-2014—6.82% increase since 2005-2009, rank #120
Time Zone:	Central GMT -6:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	766.18 sq mi, rank #4
Water Area:	0.84 sq mi (0.11%), rank #105
State:	Mississippi
County:	Kemper County
City:	Daleville, De Kalb, Preston, Philadelphia, Bogue Chitto, Bailey, Collinsville, Union, Lauderdale, Porterville, Scooba, Shuqualak
Zip:	39326, 39328, 39354, 39350, 39320, 39325, 39365, 39335, 39352, 39358, 39361
Area:	Meridian, MS

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Kemper County School District Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

159 Main Ave

De Kalb MS, 39328, Kemper County

Phone: 601-743-2657

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	1,161	1,173	1,167	1,164	1,191	1,229	1,301
English Language Learner Students:	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total Teachers:	81.45	77.94	79.80	77.26	80.94	91.90	85.90
Prekindergarten:	2.00	2.00	2.07	1.86	2.33	1.10	1.10
Kindergarten:	4.86	4.73	5.98	5.00	5.91	5.00	4.40
Elementary:	32.99	27.55	31.26	30.47	29.13	34.90	33.30
Secondary:	37.58	36.38	36.09	35.08	37.41	46.20	41.20
Ungraded:	4.02	7.28	4.40	4.85	6.16	4.70	5.90
Total Other Staff:	112.25	107.49	98.99	88.62	88.53	110.80	113.80
Instructional Aides:	14.00	11.22	9.81	10.84	10.70	19.00	20.80
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	3.68	2.31	1.96	1.10	1.10	2.00	3.00
Total Guidance Counselors:	2.70	2.74	2.74	2.86	2.72	5.30	2.90
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	0.84	0.86	0.86	0.86	0.85	0.90	1.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	1.86	1.88	1.88	2.00	1.87	1.80	1.90
Other Guidance Counselors:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	2.60	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	2.86	2.86	2.48	2.39	2.10	2.90	2.90
Library/Media Support:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
District Administrators:	5.73	5.73	6.26	5.12	5.70	6.50	6.00
District Administrative Support:	8.83	7.88	5.83	5.01	4.83	7.00	8.00
School Administrators:	4.91	5.00	5.00	4.07	4.95	5.90	7.00
School Administrative Support:	7.96	6.87	6.67	5.60	6.18	8.00	7.00
Student Support Services:	7.92	10.54	10.06	6.99	6.76	11.60	13.60
Other Support Services:	53.66	52.34	48.18	44.64	43.49	42.60	42.60
Student-Teacher Ratio:	14.25	15.05	14.62	15.07	14.71	13.37	15.15

Schools

East Kemper Attend	Prekindergarten to Grade 6	132 Binnsville Rd, Scooba MS 39358
Kemper County High	Grade 7 to Grade 12	200 Philadelphia Rd, De Kalb MS 39328
Stennis Vocational Technology Complex	Grade 9 to Grade 12	16 Philadelphia Rd, De Kalb MS 39328
West Kemper Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 6	364 John C Stennis Ave, De Kalb MS 39328

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
MCT2 Test
2008	Language Arts	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	142.1	149.3
2009	Language Arts	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	142.7	148.7
2010	Language Arts	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	142.6	149
2011	Language Arts	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	140.9	149.8
2012	Language Arts	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	146.6	150.2
2013	Language Arts	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	145.5	151
2008	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	141.7	150.6
2009	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	145.8	151
2010	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	144.4	152.1
2011	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	141.1	153.3
2012	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	151.7	154.1
2013	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	149	154.2
2008	Language Arts	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	142.1	148.8
2009	Language Arts	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	143.2	149.2
2010	Language Arts	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	139.6	149.5
2011	Language Arts	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	142.6	149.6
2012	Language Arts	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	146	151
2013	Language Arts	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	151.1	151.8
2008	Mathematics	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	144	150.5
2009	Mathematics	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	141.3	151.1
2010	Mathematics	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	140.8	151.5
2011	Mathematics	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	146.9	151.7
2012	Mathematics	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	146.7	152.8
2013	Mathematics	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	151.7	154.1
2008	Language Arts	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	145.3	148.5
2009	Language Arts	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	142.4	148.7
2010	Language Arts	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	144.6	148.8
2011	Language Arts	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	142.3	148.9
2012	Language Arts	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	146.2	149.9
2013	Language Arts	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	146.9	150.8
2008	Mathematics	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	146.1	149.8
2009	Mathematics	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	140.6	150.2
2010	Mathematics	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	145.6	151.3
2011	Mathematics	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	142	151.4
2012	Mathematics	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	146.9	152.3
2013	Mathematics	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	144.8	153.2
2008	Language Arts	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	143.4	147.6
2009	Language Arts	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	147.6	148.8
2010	Language Arts	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	142.8	149.4
2011	Language Arts	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	143.9	149.8
2012	Language Arts	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	151.9	150.3
2013	Language Arts	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	150.6	150.7
2008	Mathematics	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	143.3	149.3
2009	Mathematics	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	143.6	149.9
2010	Mathematics	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	141.6	150.5
2011	Mathematics	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	144.5	150.6
2012	Mathematics	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	149.1	151.3
2013	Mathematics	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	150.8	152.4
2008	Language Arts	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	143.1	147
2009	Language Arts	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	141.9	147.8
2010	Language Arts	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	145.9	149.7
2011	Language Arts	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	145.3	149.9
2012	Language Arts	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	150.6	150.7
2013	Language Arts	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	148.1	151.4
2008	Mathematics	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	138.8	148.7
2009	Mathematics	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	141.2	150.1
2010	Mathematics	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	140.6	151.1
2011	Mathematics	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	141.3	152.1
2012	Mathematics	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	145.4	152.3
2013	Mathematics	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	147	153.1
2008	Language Arts	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	141	146.6
2009	Language Arts	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	142.2	147.8
2010	Language Arts	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	141.5	147.8
2011	Language Arts	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	144.2	149.1
2012	Language Arts	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	143.1	149.9
2013	Language Arts	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	147.6	150
2008	Mathematics	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	139.2	148.3
2009	Mathematics	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	140.5	149.6
2010	Mathematics	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	143.1	151.5
2011	Mathematics	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	144.8	153.2
2012	Mathematics	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	147	153.7
2013	Mathematics	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	151.2	154.6
MST Test
2008	Science	5th Grade	% met std	18.8%	40.8%
2009	Science	5th Grade	% met std	4.4%	42.8%
2010	Science	5th Grade	% met std	16.7%	44.9%
2012	Science	5th Grade	% met std	41.2%	53.6%
2013	Science	5th Grade	% met std	61.6%	63.1%
2008	Science	8th Grade	% met std	7.5%	39.3%
2009	Science	8th Grade	% met std	8.8%	40%
2010	Science	8th Grade	% met std	8.6%	42.9%
2012	Science	8th Grade	% met std	26.1%	56.4%
2013	Science	8th Grade	% met std	54.1%	64.0%
SATP2 Test
2004	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	81.4%	90.7%
2005	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	75%	91.6%
2006	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	71.3%	91%
2007	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	85.1%	90.8%
2008	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	26.7%	71%
2009	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	22.9%	72%
2010	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	46.6%	79.6%
2011	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	60.7%	85.4%
2012	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	81.4%	81.9%
2013	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	85%	85.2%
2004	Biology I	End of course	% met std	84.5%	89.2%
2005	Biology I	End of course	% met std	94.1%	91.8%
2006	Biology I	End of course	% met std	84.5%	93.3%
2007	Biology I	End of course	% met std	85.3%	92.2%
2008	Biology I	End of course	% met std	66.7%	87.9%
2009	Biology I	End of course	% met std	47.4%	87.6%
2010	Biology I	End of course	% met std	70.7%	86.2%
2012	Biology I	End of course	% met std	41.7%	74.7%
2013	Biology I	End of course	% met std	81.4%	78.5%
2004	English II	End of course	% met std	75.4%	83.1%
2005	English II	End of course	% met std	79.7%	82.8%
2006	English II	End of course	% met std	50%	78.1%
2007	English II	End of course	% met std	76.7%	77.2%
2008	English II	End of course	% met std	56%	69.7%
2009	English II	End of course	% met std	46.9%	69%
2010	English II	End of course	% met std	32.7%	68%
2011	English II	End of course	% met std	61.8%	71.8%
2012	English II	End of course	% met std	45.1%	73.1%
2013	English II	End of course	% met std	53.7%	73%
2004	US History	End of course	% met std	92.1%	95.7%
2005	US History	End of course	% met std	90.6%	96.4%
2006	US History	End of course	% met std	93.7%	95.9%
2007	US History	End of course	% met std	75.9%	93.9%
2008	US History	End of course	% met std	78.3%	94.3%
2009	US History	End of course	% met std	85.9%	96.9%
2010	US History	End of course	% met std	74.7%	93%
2011	US History	End of course	% met std	77.5%	93%
2012	US History	End of course	% met std	52.1%	72.9%
2013	US History	End of course	% met std	52.4%	81.3%

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School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$13,163,000	$11,279		$10,821,000	$9,296		$11,132,000	$9,347
Federal:	$3,550,000	$3,042	27.0%	$3,308,000	$2,842	30.6%	$3,171,000	$2,662	28.5%
State:	$5,408,000	$4,634	41.1%	$5,203,000	$4,470	48.1%	$5,361,000	$4,501	48.2%
Local:	$4,205,000	$3,603	31.9%	$2,310,000	$1,985	21.3%	$2,600,000	$2,183	23.4%
Total Expenditures:	$12,594,000	$10,792		$10,531,000	$9,047		$10,275,000	$8,627
Total Current Expenditures:	$11,685,000	$10,013		$9,653,000	$8,293		$9,853,000	$8,273
Instructional Expenditures:	$6,137,000	$5,259	52.5%	$5,368,000	$4,612	55.6%	$5,838,000	$4,902	59.3%
Student and Staff Support:	$1,122,000	$961	9.6%	$859,000	$738	8.9%	$714,000	$599	7.2%
Administration:	$1,400,000	$1,200	12.0%	$1,189,000	$1,021	12.3%	$1,264,000	$1,061	12.8%
Operations, Food, Other:	$3,026,000	$2,593	25.9%	$2,237,000	$1,922	23.2%	$2,037,000	$1,710	20.7%
Total Capital Outlay:	$718,000	$615		$740,000	$636		$252,000	$212
Construction:	$226,000	$194		$14,000	$12		$45,000	$38
Total Other:	$129,000	$111		$80,000	$69		$85,000	$71
Interest on Debt:	$62,000	$53		$58,000	$50		$85,000	$71

Total Salary:	$6,909,000	$5,920		$5,352,000	$4,598		$5,788,000	$4,860
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$4,969,000	$4,258	71.9%	$3,563,000	$3,061	66.6%	$3,852,000	$3,234	66.6%
Other Salary:	$1,940,000	$1,662	28.1%	$1,789,000	$1,537	33.4%	$1,936,000	$1,626	33.4%
Total Benefit:	$1,885,000	$1,615		$1,720,000	$1,478		$1,875,000	$1,574
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$1,168,000	$1,001	62.0%	$1,102,000	$947	64.1%	$1,207,000	$1,013	64.4%
Other Benefit:	$717,000	$614	38.0%	$618,000	$531	35.9%	$668,000	$561	35.6%

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	50.6%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	32.9%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	16.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	36.5%
Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	8.2%
Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	12.9%
Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	30.6%
Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	11.8%

Mean Base Salary:	$39,214.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$30,613.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	$38,913.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	$40,039.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	$45,967.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	$47,622.0

* Kemper 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.