The Newton County School District is a public

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based in Decatur,

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). In addition to Decatur, the district also serves the towns of Hickory, Chunky,
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Schools

* Newton County High School *Newton County Elementary School

Demographics

2006-07 school year

There were a total of 7000 students enrolled in the Newton 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 23.88% African American, 72.00% White, 2.54% Native American, 1.32% Hispanic, and 0.26% Asian. 38.2% of the district's students were eligible to receive free lunch.

Previous school years

Accountability statistics

References

External links

* {{Authority control Education in Newton County, Mississippi School districts in Mississippi