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The Yazoo County School District (YCSD) is a public
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headquartered in
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Yazoo County,
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), near
Yazoo City Yazoo City is a U.S. city in Yazoo County, Mississippi. It was named after the Yazoo River, which, in turn was named by the French explorer Robert La Salle in 1682 as "Rivière des Yazous" in reference to the Yazoo tribe living near the river's m ...
. The district serves areas of Yazoo County not in the Yazoo City city limits; its area includes the town of Bentonia, the village of Satartia, the
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of Benton,
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of Eden, and rural areas. The district previously had its headquarters within the Yazoo City city limits.


Schools

All schools are in
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Yazoo County High School Yazoo County High School (YCHS) is a public high school in unincorporated Yazoo County, Mississippi, near Yazoo City.Home
Yazoo County High Scho ...
*Yazoo County Middle School *Bentonia Gibbs Elementary School ( Bentonia) *Linwood Elementary School (
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Demographics


2007-08 school year

There were a total of 1,763 students enrolled in the Yazoo County School District during the 2007–2008 school year. The gender makeup of the district was 48% female and 52% male. The racial makeup of the district was 52.13% African American, 47.14% White, 0.28% Hispanic, and 0.44% Asian.


Previous school years


Accountability statistics


School uniforms

All students are required to wear
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s.Yazoo County School District Uniform Policy
" Yazoo County School District. Retrieved on September 4, 2009.


See also

*
List of school districts in Mississippi This is a list of school districts in Mississippi. Alcorn County *Alcorn School District * Corinth School District Attala County * Attala County School District * Kosciusko School District Bolivar County *Cleveland School District *North ...


References


External links

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