The Scott County School District is a public

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based in Scott County,

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). The district's headquarters are in

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. The district serves the city of

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and the town of

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, the community of Harperville. It also includes most of

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(the portion in Scott County), a portion of Hillsboro and a small portion of Forest, as well as most rural areas in Scott County.

Schools

* Morton High School (grades 9-12) *Lake High School (grades 9-12) *Scott Central Attendance Center (grades K-12) *Sebastopol Attendance Center (grades K-12) *Bettye Mae Jack Middle School (grades 5-8) *Lake Middle School (grades 5-8) *Lake Elementary School (grades K-4) *Morton Elementary School (grades K-4) *Lake Elementary School (grades K-4)

Demographics

2006-07 school year

There were a total of 3,938 students enrolled in the Scott 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 42.43% African American, 52.92% White, 4.11% Hispanic, 0.30% Asian, and 0.23% Native American. 56.4% of the district's students were eligible to receive free lunch.

Previous school years

Accountability statistics

References

External links

*{{Official website, https://www.scott.k12.ms.us Education in Scott County, Mississippi School districts in Mississippi