The Leake County School District is a public school district based in Carthage, Mississippi ( USA). The district's boundaries parallel that of

Leake County Leake County is a county located in the center of the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2020 census, the population was 21,275. Its county seat is Carthage. The county is named for Walter Leake, the Governor of Mississippi from 1822 t ...

History

Medgar Evers, Derrick Bell, and Winson Hudson helped lead efforts for civil rights in Leake County and to desegregate its schools.

Schools

Leake Central High School Leake Central High School is a public school located at 704 Jordan Street in Carthage, Mississippi, United States. It is part of the Leake County School District. The school is currently rated Category 4. History Leake Central High School serv ...

(Grades 9-12) *Leake County High School (Grades 7-12) in Walnut Grove, formerly South Leake High School *Leake Central Junior High School (Grades 6-8) *Leake County Elementary School (Grades K-6) *Leake Central Elementary School (Grades K-5) *Leake County Career & Technical Center Basketball player turned preacher Marcus Mann (basketball) and baseball player Art Gardner attended South Leake High School.

Demographics

2006-07 school year

There were a total of 3,326 students enrolled in the Leake County School District during the 2006–2007 school year. The gender makeup of the district was 47% female and 53% male. The racial makeup of the district was 57.76% African American, 37.43% White, 3.19% Hispanic, 1.08% Native American, and 0.54% Asian. 64.2% of the district's students were eligible to receive free lunch.

Previous school years

Accountability statistics

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External links

* {{coord, 32.736572, -89.534047, display=title Education in Leake County, Mississippi School districts in Mississippi