The Quitman County School District is a public

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based in

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). The district's boundaries are the same as Quitman County. The District's only high school ranks 189th out of 237 High Schools in Mississippi.

Schools

* Madison Palmer High School (

; Grades 9-12) * Quitman County Middle School (Marks; Grades 5-8) * Quitman County Elementary School ( Lambert; Grades K-4) The middle school was previously named Marks Middle School. Some time prior to 1999 the school converted a former restroom facility into a library because it was unable to get sufficient state funding to built a wholly new library. Circa 1999 the school could not find a librarian willing to move to Marks to staff the library, reflecting the general dearth of teachers in the

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Demographics

On July 24, 1969, federal judge

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found that Quitman County school officials were maintaining an unconstitutional ''

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'' racially segregated school system, and he placed the school board under the supervision of

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. As of 1993, this order had not been set aside. In March 1991, the school board asked the district court for permission to close Crowder elementary and junior high school, a majority-white school. The court gave permission, and a group of parents sued for an injunction to prevent the closing. The district court denied them an injunction, and this decision was affirmed by the

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. By 1975, the majority of African-American students in Quitman County were attending public schools, which had earlier been segregated. But the majority of white students had been moved into newly established private academies. in
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found that the students in the district were 97.92% African American, 1.81% White, and 0.27% Hispanic. Schools in Quitman County are effectively segregated by race. White students almost exclusively attend private schools while Black children attend the local public schools.

2006-07 school year

There were a total of 1,490 students enrolled in the Quitman County School District during the 2006–2007 school year. The gender makeup of the district was 49% female and 51% male. The racial makeup of the district was 97.92% African American, 1.81% White, and 0.27% Hispanic. 99.9% of the district's students were eligible to receive free lunch.

Previous school years

Accountability statistics

School uniforms

On August 6, 2003, as per the school board's decision,

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s began to be mandatory for students at Quitman County Middle SchoolStudent Handbook
." Quitman County School District. 2008-2009. 39 (46/57). Retrieved on September 20, 2010. On August 11, 2003, uniforms became mandatory at Quitman County Elementary.Student Handbook
." Quitman County School District. 2008-2009. 36 (43/57). Retrieved on September 20, 2010. Strict enforcement at both schools began in January 2004.

References

External links

* {{Official website, https://www.qcschools.com Education in Quitman County, Mississippi School districts in Mississippi