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Leake County School District

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Leake County School District is located close to the center of Mississippi. Leake County School District has 583.00 square miles of land area and 2.48 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Leake County School District population is 23,368. Leake County School District median household income is $32,953 in 2010-2014. Leake County School District median house value is $74,200 in 2010-2014. On average, Leake County School District is worse than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	(125 out of 148, bottom 16%)*
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	6
Population	23,368 (2010-2014), rank #33
Population Growth	2.57% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	39.91/sq mi, rank #89
Median Household Income:	$32,953 at 2010-2014—1.72% increase since 2005-2009, rank #82
Median House Price:	$74,200 at 2010-2014—10.42% increase since 2005-2009, rank #94
Time Zone:	Central GMT -6:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	583.00 sq mi, rank #20
Water Area:	2.48 sq mi (0.42%), rank #68
State:	Mississippi
County:	Leake County
City:	Walnut Grove, Carthage, Union, Philadelphia, Standing Pine, Lena, Kosciusko, Sallis, Redwater
Zip:	39189, 39051, 39365, 39350, 39094, 39090, 39160

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Leake County School District Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

123 Main St

Carthage MS, 39051, Leake County

Phone: 601-267-4579

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	2,948	3,126	3,060	3,233	3,354	3,268	3,298
English Language Learner Students:	194	192	146	128	145	126	91
Total Teachers:	184.07	187.02	197.96	198.79	218.22	220.80	209.90
Prekindergarten:	4.91	5.00	4.00	4.00	2.85	2.80	2.30
Kindergarten:	11.21	12.73	13.42	13.82	15.78	13.10	15.20
Elementary:	69.54	71.20	78.36	75.86	81.90	79.70	78.90
Secondary:	78.13	80.26	80.94	86.41	93.71	94.70	90.20
Ungraded:	20.28	17.83	21.24	18.70	23.98	30.50	23.30
Total Other Staff:	219.81	224.04	214.83	217.33	258.91	257.80	238.20
Instructional Aides:	53.67	59.66	41.39	39.13	76.10	78.80	72.40
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	4.12	4.24	4.17	7.20	7.15	5.80	6.00
Total Guidance Counselors:	6.28	6.87	8.19	8.00	7.85	15.10	7.40
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	1.54	2.00	3.33	3.00	3.00	2.90	3.90
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	4.74	4.87	4.86	5.00	4.85	4.60	3.50
Other Guidance Counselors:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	7.60	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	5.00	4.63	5.26	4.65	5.08	6.00	6.00
Library/Media Support:	2.00	1.00	1.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.60
District Administrators:	5.91	4.91	4.70	6.89	6.48	6.30	6.30
District Administrative Support:	13.00	14.74	14.00	13.93	14.00	14.00	12.90
School Administrators:	14.01	13.31	14.80	12.47	14.41	11.70	10.70
School Administrative Support:	10.00	10.00	12.00	13.00	14.43	13.40	11.00
Student Support Services:	21.15	25.88	27.63	24.20	24.65	21.70	22.60
Other Support Services:	84.67	78.80	81.69	85.86	86.76	83.00	80.30
Student-Teacher Ratio:	16.02	16.71	15.46	16.26	15.37	14.80	15.71

Schools

Leake Central Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	603 Hwy 16 West, Carthage MS 39051
Leake Central High	Grade 9 to Grade 12	704 North Jordan St, Carthage MS 39051
Leake Central Jr Hi	Grade 6 to Grade 8	801 Martin Luther King Dr, Carthage MS 39051
Leake Co Career & Technical Center	Grade 9 to Grade 12	703 Northwest St, Carthage MS 39051
Leake County Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 6	1280 School St, Walnut Grove MS 39189
Leake County High	Grade 7 to Grade 12	220 Spruce St, Walnut Grove MS 39189

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
MCT2 Test
2008	Language Arts	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	145.9	149.3
2009	Language Arts	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	143.1	148.7
2010	Language Arts	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	144.9	149
2011	Language Arts	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	143.8	149.8
2012	Language Arts	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	146.1	150.2
2013	Language Arts	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	146.4	151
2008	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	148	150.6
2009	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	145.9	151
2010	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	147	152.1
2011	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	144.4	153.3
2012	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	149.9	154.1
2013	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	149.4	154.2
2008	Language Arts	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	146.6	148.8
2009	Language Arts	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	145.3	149.2
2010	Language Arts	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	144.2	149.5
2011	Language Arts	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	144.9	149.6
2012	Language Arts	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	148.3	151
2013	Language Arts	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	145.6	151.8
2008	Mathematics	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	149.7	150.5
2009	Mathematics	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	147	151.1
2010	Mathematics	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	148	151.5
2011	Mathematics	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	146.5	151.7
2012	Mathematics	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	149.5	152.8
2013	Mathematics	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	147.6	154.1
2008	Language Arts	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	145.7	148.5
2009	Language Arts	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	144.5	148.7
2010	Language Arts	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	144	148.8
2011	Language Arts	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	141.9	148.9
2012	Language Arts	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	146.1	149.9
2013	Language Arts	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	148.1	150.8
2008	Mathematics	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	146.9	149.8
2009	Mathematics	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	145	150.2
2010	Mathematics	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	147.2	151.3
2011	Mathematics	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	144.6	151.4
2012	Mathematics	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	148.8	152.3
2013	Mathematics	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	150.9	153.2
2008	Language Arts	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	144.9	147.6
2009	Language Arts	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	145.8	148.8
2010	Language Arts	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	145.1	149.4
2011	Language Arts	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	144.1	149.8
2012	Language Arts	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	142.6	150.3
2013	Language Arts	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	144.1	150.7
2008	Mathematics	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	145.2	149.3
2009	Mathematics	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	146.5	149.9
2010	Mathematics	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	146.5	150.5
2011	Mathematics	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	145.8	150.6
2012	Mathematics	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	144.9	151.3
2013	Mathematics	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	147.3	152.4
2008	Language Arts	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	145.9	147
2009	Language Arts	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	144.4	147.8
2010	Language Arts	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	147.3	149.7
2011	Language Arts	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	144.1	149.9
2012	Language Arts	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	144.8	150.7
2013	Language Arts	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	145.6	151.4
2008	Mathematics	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	145.5	148.7
2009	Mathematics	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	146.1	150.1
2010	Mathematics	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	147.5	151.1
2011	Mathematics	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	146.7	152.1
2012	Mathematics	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	146.9	152.3
2013	Mathematics	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	146.7	153.1
2008	Language Arts	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	144.1	146.6
2009	Language Arts	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	145.3	147.8
2010	Language Arts	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	144	147.8
2011	Language Arts	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	145	149.1
2012	Language Arts	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	144.2	149.9
2013	Language Arts	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	144.8	150
2008	Mathematics	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	144.2	148.3
2009	Mathematics	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	143.4	149.6
2010	Mathematics	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	147.7	151.5
2011	Mathematics	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	147.8	153.2
2012	Mathematics	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	147.7	153.7
2013	Mathematics	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	149.8	154.6
MST Test
2008	Science	5th Grade	% met std	29.5%	40.8%
2009	Science	5th Grade	% met std	25.5%	42.8%
2010	Science	5th Grade	% met std	28.6%	44.9%
2012	Science	5th Grade	% met std	42.4%	53.6%
2013	Science	5th Grade	% met std	50.0%	63.1%
2008	Science	8th Grade	% met std	17.4%	39.3%
2009	Science	8th Grade	% met std	24.4%	40%
2010	Science	8th Grade	% met std	28.4%	42.9%
2012	Science	8th Grade	% met std	33.8%	56.4%
2013	Science	8th Grade	% met std	49.6%	64.0%
SATP2 Test
2004	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	83.9%	90.7%
2005	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	85.1%	91.6%
2006	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	90.1%	91%
2007	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	96.7%	90.8%
2008	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	74.5%	71%
2009	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	70.8%	72%
2010	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	64.6%	79.6%
2011	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	70.4%	85.4%
2012	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	72.1%	81.9%
2013	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	81.7%	85.2%
2004	Biology I	End of course	% met std	86.9%	89.2%
2005	Biology I	End of course	% met std	84.8%	91.8%
2006	Biology I	End of course	% met std	89.4%	93.3%
2007	Biology I	End of course	% met std	94.6%	92.2%
2008	Biology I	End of course	% met std	87.7%	87.9%
2009	Biology I	End of course	% met std	83.2%	87.6%
2010	Biology I	End of course	% met std	79.1%	86.2%
2011	Biology I	End of course	% met std	53.8%	67.5%
2012	Biology I	End of course	% met std	67.3%	74.7%
2013	Biology I	End of course	% met std	70.7%	78.5%
2004	English II	End of course	% met std	85.1%	83.1%
2005	English II	End of course	% met std	84.5%	82.8%
2006	English II	End of course	% met std	79.5%	78.1%
2007	English II	End of course	% met std	77.8%	77.2%
2008	English II	End of course	% met std	64.7%	69.7%
2009	English II	End of course	% met std	56.7%	69%
2010	English II	End of course	% met std	53.9%	68%
2011	English II	End of course	% met std	70.7%	71.8%
2012	English II	End of course	% met std	58.6%	73.1%
2013	English II	End of course	% met std	69.3%	73%
2004	US History	End of course	% met std	90.7%	95.7%
2005	US History	End of course	% met std	95.8%	96.4%
2006	US History	End of course	% met std	97.4%	95.9%
2007	US History	End of course	% met std	92.7%	93.9%
2008	US History	End of course	% met std	94%	94.3%
2009	US History	End of course	% met std	95.5%	96.9%
2010	US History	End of course	% met std	89.6%	93%
2011	US History	End of course	% met std	87.9%	93%
2012	US History	End of course	% met std	62.7%	72.9%
2013	US History	End of course	% met std	65.6%	81.3%

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School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$26,402,000	$8,628		$25,510,000	$7,891		$26,229,000	$7,820
Federal:	$5,843,000	$1,909	22.1%	$6,032,000	$1,866	23.6%	$6,759,000	$2,015	25.8%
State:	$14,893,000	$4,867	56.4%	$14,509,000	$4,488	56.9%	$14,156,000	$4,221	54.0%
Local:	$5,666,000	$1,852	21.5%	$4,969,000	$1,537	19.5%	$5,314,000	$1,584	20.3%
Total Expenditures:	$27,256,000	$8,907		$24,119,000	$7,460		$25,286,000	$7,539
Total Current Expenditures:	$23,810,000	$7,781		$22,853,000	$7,069		$24,229,000	$7,224
Instructional Expenditures:	$12,658,000	$4,137	53.2%	$12,518,000	$3,872	54.8%	$13,886,000	$4,140	57.3%
Student and Staff Support:	$2,658,000	$869	11.2%	$2,669,000	$826	11.7%	$2,665,000	$795	11.0%
Administration:	$3,352,000	$1,095	14.1%	$3,252,000	$1,006	14.2%	$3,230,000	$963	13.3%
Operations, Food, Other:	$5,142,000	$1,680	21.6%	$4,414,000	$1,365	19.3%	$4,448,000	$1,326	18.4%
Total Capital Outlay:	$3,060,000	$1,000		$951,000	$294		$779,000	$232
Construction:	$2,269,000	$742		$250,000	$77		$0	$0
Total Other:	$49,000	$16		$135,000	$42		$82,000	$24
Interest on Debt:	$337,000	$110		$180,000	$56		$196,000	$58

Total Salary:	$15,059,000	$4,921		$13,977,000	$4,323		$15,157,000	$4,519
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$9,959,000	$3,255	66.1%	$8,813,000	$2,726	63.1%	$9,723,000	$2,899	64.1%
Other Salary:	$5,100,000	$1,667	33.9%	$5,164,000	$1,597	36.9%	$5,434,000	$1,620	35.9%
Total Benefit:	$4,499,000	$1,470		$4,456,000	$1,378		$4,844,000	$1,444
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$2,699,000	$882	60.0%	$2,693,000	$833	60.4%	$3,038,000	$906	62.7%
Other Benefit:	$1,800,000	$588	40.0%	$1,763,000	$545	39.6%	$1,806,000	$538	37.3%

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	67.9%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	26.2%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	13.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	35.1%
Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	16.1%
Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	25.6%
Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	17.9%
Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	5.4%

Mean Base Salary:	$38,151.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$32,065.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	$34,815.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	$40,120.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	$46,685.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	$50,202.0

* Leake County 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.