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Okolona Separate School District

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Okolona Separate School District is located in northeast Mississippi. Okolona Separate School District has 116.79 square miles of land area and 0.58 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Okolona Separate School District population is 4,997. Okolona Separate School District median household income is $27,444 in 2010-2014. Okolona Separate School District median house value is $55,900 in 2010-2014. On average, Okolona Separate School District is worse than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	(138 out of 148, bottom 7%)*
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Kindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	3
Population	4,997 (2010-2014), rank #136
Population Growth	-13.59% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	42.58/sq mi, rank #84
Median Household Income:	$27,444 at 2010-2014—8.84% increase since 2005-2009, rank #124
Median House Price:	$55,900 at 2010-2014—2.95% increase since 2005-2009, rank #140
Time Zone:	Central GMT -6:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	116.79 sq mi, rank #109
Water Area:	0.58 sq mi (0.49%), rank #117
State:	Mississippi
County:	Monroe County, Chickasaw County
City:	Okolona, Aberdeen, Nettleton, Shannon, Houlka
Zip:	38860, 39730, 38858, 38868, 38850
Area:	Tupelo, MS

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Okolona Separate School District Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

411 West Main St

Okolona MS, 38860, Chickasaw County

Phone: 662-447-2353

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	688	676	660	688	656	691	750
English Language Learner Students:	0	3	2	1	0	0	0
Total Teachers:	47.69	53.08	48.88	49.44	58.66	58.90	63.20
Prekindergarten:	0.00	0.00	0.13	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Kindergarten:	2.11	2.17	1.88	2.12	2.00	3.10	3.70
Elementary:	16.96	21.57	15.16	16.87	22.14	23.50	23.20
Secondary:	25.96	24.44	22.40	24.03	28.57	27.50	25.30
Ungraded:	2.66	4.90	9.31	6.42	5.95	4.80	11.00
Total Other Staff:	49.69	59.89	57.18	53.95	55.61	64.30	69.60
Instructional Aides:	7.20	7.60	5.60	4.60	5.59	10.70	17.30
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	0.55	2.59	1.00	1.22	1.37	1.40	1.40
Total Guidance Counselors:	1.97	1.91	2.76	2.76	2.50	2.40	2.60
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	0.53	0.50	1.00	1.00	1.00	0.00	1.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	1.44	1.41	1.76	1.76	1.50	1.20	1.60
Other Guidance Counselors:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	1.20	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	1.45	1.11	1.37	1.61	1.84	2.70	2.80
Library/Media Support:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
District Administrators:	4.94	3.00	4.80	4.16	4.62	3.60	4.30
District Administrative Support:	3.00	2.67	2.67	3.67	3.66	2.00	1.30
School Administrators:	3.34	2.79	3.24	3.16	3.00	4.10	3.20
School Administrative Support:	2.30	3.16	5.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.40
Student Support Services:	5.71	7.26	4.59	4.41	3.65	5.70	5.30
Other Support Services:	19.23	27.80	26.15	25.36	26.38	28.70	28.00
Student-Teacher Ratio:	14.43	12.74	13.50	13.92	11.18	11.73	11.87

Schools

Okolona Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 4	411 West Main St, Okolona MS 38860
Okolona High School	Grade 5 to Grade 12	404 Dr Howard Gunn St, Okolona MS 38860
Okolona Vocational Complex	Grade 9 to Grade 12	605 North Church St, Okolona MS 38860

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
MCT2 Test
2008	Language Arts	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	147.2	149.3
2009	Language Arts	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	142.1	148.7
2010	Language Arts	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	139.6	149
2011	Language Arts	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	137.5	149.8
2012	Language Arts	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	136.5	150.2
2013	Language Arts	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	137.7	151
2008	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	150.1	150.6
2009	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	144.7	151
2010	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	143.5	152.1
2011	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	148.4	153.3
2012	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	144.7	154.1
2013	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	142.1	154.2
2008	Language Arts	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	145.8	148.8
2009	Language Arts	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	146	149.2
2010	Language Arts	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	142.4	149.5
2011	Language Arts	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	142	149.6
2012	Language Arts	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	141.1	151
2013	Language Arts	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	139.5	151.8
2008	Mathematics	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	147.8	150.5
2009	Mathematics	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	145.9	151.1
2010	Mathematics	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	144.6	151.5
2011	Mathematics	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	144.7	151.7
2012	Mathematics	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	144.7	152.8
2013	Mathematics	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	140.1	154.1
2008	Language Arts	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	144.6	148.5
2009	Language Arts	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	143.6	148.7
2010	Language Arts	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	144.7	148.8
2011	Language Arts	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	143.1	148.9
2012	Language Arts	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	137.6	149.9
2013	Language Arts	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	139.2	150.8
2008	Mathematics	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	142.5	149.8
2009	Mathematics	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	144.5	150.2
2010	Mathematics	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	146.9	151.3
2011	Mathematics	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	146.2	151.4
2012	Mathematics	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	141.9	152.3
2013	Mathematics	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	145.3	153.2
2008	Language Arts	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	146.6	147.6
2009	Language Arts	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	147	148.8
2010	Language Arts	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	143.6	149.4
2011	Language Arts	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	145.1	149.8
2012	Language Arts	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	145.1	150.3
2013	Language Arts	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	143.1	150.7
2008	Mathematics	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	145.5	149.3
2009	Mathematics	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	148.1	149.9
2010	Mathematics	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	147.2	150.5
2011	Mathematics	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	148.5	150.6
2012	Mathematics	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	147.8	151.3
2013	Mathematics	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	148.5	152.4
2008	Language Arts	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	144.8	147
2009	Language Arts	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	142.4	147.8
2010	Language Arts	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	143.1	149.7
2011	Language Arts	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	144.2	149.9
2012	Language Arts	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	146	150.7
2013	Language Arts	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	148	151.4
2008	Mathematics	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	148.9	148.7
2009	Mathematics	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	139.5	150.1
2010	Mathematics	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	142.8	151.1
2011	Mathematics	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	143.4	152.1
2012	Mathematics	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	148.4	152.3
2013	Mathematics	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	149.8	153.1
2008	Language Arts	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	139	146.6
2009	Language Arts	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	139.5	147.8
2010	Language Arts	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	142.6	147.8
2011	Language Arts	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	141.3	149.1
2012	Language Arts	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	142.8	149.9
2013	Language Arts	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	145.2	150
2008	Mathematics	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	144.9	148.3
2009	Mathematics	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	141.7	149.6
2010	Mathematics	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	142.3	151.5
2011	Mathematics	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	142.9	153.2
2012	Mathematics	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	147.4	153.7
2013	Mathematics	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	152.8	154.6
MST Test
2008	Science	5th Grade	% met std	11.9%	40.8%
2009	Science	5th Grade	% met std	8.5%	42.8%
2010	Science	5th Grade	% met std	23.3%	44.9%
2012	Science	5th Grade	% met std	17.3%	53.6%
2013	Science	5th Grade	% met std	20.8%	63.1%
2008	Science	8th Grade	% met std	18.6%	39.3%
2009	Science	8th Grade	% met std	9.1%	40%
2010	Science	8th Grade	% met std	18.5%	42.9%
2012	Science	8th Grade	% met std	32.7%	56.4%
2013	Science	8th Grade	% met std	58.1%	64.0%
SATP2 Test
2004	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	100%	90.7%
2005	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	100%	91.6%
2006	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	97%	91%
2007	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	93.3%	90.8%
2008	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	57.4%	71%
2009	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	28.9%	72%
2010	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	36.3%	79.6%
2011	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	61.9%	85.4%
2012	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	50%	81.9%
2013	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	61.5%	85.2%
2004	Biology I	End of course	% met std	70.2%	89.2%
2005	Biology I	End of course	% met std	80.4%	91.8%
2006	Biology I	End of course	% met std	93.8%	93.3%
2007	Biology I	End of course	% met std	67.6%	92.2%
2008	Biology I	End of course	% met std	48.3%	87.9%
2009	Biology I	End of course	% met std	84%	87.6%
2010	Biology I	End of course	% met std	49.5%	86.2%
2012	Biology I	End of course	% met std	42%	74.7%
2013	Biology I	End of course	% met std	75%	78.5%
2004	English II	End of course	% met std	97.6%	83.1%
2005	English II	End of course	% met std	92.7%	82.8%
2006	English II	End of course	% met std	62.3%	78.1%
2007	English II	End of course	% met std	51.4%	77.2%
2008	English II	End of course	% met std	50%	69.7%
2009	English II	End of course	% met std	34.9%	69%
2010	English II	End of course	% met std	29.4%	68%
2011	English II	End of course	% met std	24.5%	71.8%
2012	English II	End of course	% met std	47.1%	73.1%
2013	English II	End of course	% met std	49.1%	73%
2004	US History	End of course	% met std	100%	95.7%
2005	US History	End of course	% met std	94.7%	96.4%
2006	US History	End of course	% met std	95.7%	95.9%
2007	US History	End of course	% met std	89.7%	93.9%
2008	US History	End of course	% met std	88.2%	94.3%
2009	US History	End of course	% met std	97%	96.9%
2010	US History	End of course	% met std	65.3%	93%
2011	US History	End of course	% met std	85%	93%
2012	US History	End of course	% met std	47.6%	72.9%
2013	US History	End of course	% met std	55.8%	81.3%

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School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$7,827,000	$11,859		$7,629,000	$11,089		$7,023,000	$10,706
Federal:	$2,456,000	$3,721	31.4%	$2,782,000	$4,044	36.5%	$2,259,000	$3,444	32.2%
State:	$3,893,000	$5,898	49.7%	$3,553,000	$5,164	46.6%	$3,591,000	$5,474	51.1%
Local:	$1,478,000	$2,239	18.9%	$1,294,000	$1,881	17.0%	$1,173,000	$1,788	16.7%
Total Expenditures:	$7,492,000	$11,352		$7,311,000	$10,626		$7,234,000	$11,027
Total Current Expenditures:	$7,123,000	$10,792		$6,696,000	$9,733		$6,763,000	$10,309
Instructional Expenditures:	$3,635,000	$5,508	51.0%	$3,674,000	$5,340	54.9%	$3,853,000	$5,873	57.0%
Student and Staff Support:	$1,024,000	$1,552	14.4%	$865,000	$1,257	12.9%	$796,000	$1,213	11.8%
Administration:	$1,039,000	$1,574	14.6%	$850,000	$1,235	12.7%	$932,000	$1,421	13.8%
Operations, Food, Other:	$1,425,000	$2,159	20.0%	$1,307,000	$1,900	19.5%	$1,182,000	$1,802	17.5%
Total Capital Outlay:	$316,000	$479		$562,000	$817		$418,000	$637
Construction:	$0	$0		$0	$0		$150,000	$229
Total Other:	$0	$0		$0	$0		$0	$0
Interest on Debt:	$53,000	$80		$53,000	$77		$53,000	$81

Total Salary:	$3,812,000	$5,776		$3,619,000	$5,260		$3,951,000	$6,023
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$2,401,000	$3,638	63.0%	$2,343,000	$3,406	64.7%	$2,623,000	$3,998	66.4%
Other Salary:	$1,411,000	$2,138	37.0%	$1,276,000	$1,855	35.3%	$1,328,000	$2,024	33.6%
Total Benefit:	$1,228,000	$1,861		$1,146,000	$1,666		$1,264,000	$1,927
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$759,000	$1,150	61.8%	$710,000	$1,032	62.0%	$806,000	$1,229	63.8%
Other Benefit:	$469,000	$711	38.2%	$436,000	$634	38.0%	$458,000	$698	36.2%

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	63.5%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	26.9%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	12.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	38.5%
Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	21.2%
Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	19.2%
Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	13.5%
Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	7.7%

Mean Base Salary:	$36,390.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$31,989.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	$36,253.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	$40,135.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	$42,166.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	$39,298.0

* Okolona Separate 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.