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The '''Benoit School District''' ('''BSD''') is a public [[school district]] based in [[Benoit, Mississippi|Benoit]], [[Mississippi]] ([[United States|USA]]). The sole school of the district is the Ray Brooks School (Grades PK-12).
The '''Benoit School District''' ('''BSD''') was a public [[school district]] based in [[Benoit, Mississippi|Benoit]], [[Mississippi]] ([[United States|USA]]). The sole school of the district was the Ray Brooks School (Grades PK-12).

On July 1, 2015, it consolidated into the [[West Bolivar Consolidated School District]].<ref>"[https://mpe.org/mpe/documents/Consolidation.Final.pdf School District Consolidation in Mississippi]." Mississippi Professional Educators. December 2016. Retrieved on July 2, 2017. Page 2 (PDF p. 3/6).</ref>


==Demographics==
==Demographics==
The school district had 287 students as of 2012. As of that year, of the 152 school districts in the State of Mississippi, Benoit is the smallest K-12 district and one of the 20 smallest school districts overall in the state.<ref name="Amy">Amy, Jeff. "[http://www.chron.com/default/article/Bill-forces-merger-of-Bolivar-school-districts-3386703.php Bill forces merger of Bolivar school districts]." ''[[Associated Press]]'' at the ''[[Houston Chronicle]]''. Tuesday March 6, 2012. Retrieved on March 25, 2012.</ref>
The school district had 287 students as of 2012. As of that year, of the 152 school districts in the State of Mississippi, Benoit was the smallest K-12 district and one of the 20 smallest school districts overall in the state.<ref name="Amy">Amy, Jeff. "[http://www.chron.com/default/article/Bill-forces-merger-of-Bolivar-school-districts-3386703.php Bill forces merger of Bolivar school districts]." ''[[Associated Press]]'' at the ''[[Houston Chronicle]]''. Tuesday March 6, 2012. Retrieved on March 25, 2012.</ref>


==Accountability statistics==
==Accountability statistics==
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==School uniforms==
==School uniforms==
Students are required to wear [[school uniforms]].<ref>"[http://www.benoit.k12.ms.us/index_html_files/Student_Handbook_11-12.pdf Student Hansbook 2011-2012]{{dead link|date=October 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}." Benoit School District. 57. Retrieved on March 25, 2012.</ref>
Students were required to wear [[school uniforms]].<ref>"[http://www.benoit.k12.ms.us/index_html_files/Student_Handbook_11-12.pdf Student Hansbook 2011-2012]{{dead link|date=October 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}." Benoit School District. 57. Retrieved on March 25, 2012.</ref>


==See also==
==See also==

Revision as of 08:42, 2 July 2017

33°38′13″N 91°01′39″W / 33.636891°N 91.027492°W / 33.636891; -91.027492 The Benoit School District (BSD) was a public school district based in Benoit, Mississippi (USA). The sole school of the district was the Ray Brooks School (Grades PK-12).

On July 1, 2015, it consolidated into the West Bolivar Consolidated School District.[1]

Demographics

The school district had 287 students as of 2012. As of that year, of the 152 school districts in the State of Mississippi, Benoit was the smallest K-12 district and one of the 20 smallest school districts overall in the state.[2]

Accountability statistics

As of 2012, the district was, on a state seven step accountability rating, given the third lowest, "low performing," due to test scores. As of the same year the school had a 92% graduation rate, which is much higher than the Mississippi state average.[2]

School uniforms

Students were required to wear school uniforms.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ "School District Consolidation in Mississippi." Mississippi Professional Educators. December 2016. Retrieved on July 2, 2017. Page 2 (PDF p. 3/6).
  2. ^ a b Amy, Jeff. "Bill forces merger of Bolivar school districts." Associated Press at the Houston Chronicle. Tuesday March 6, 2012. Retrieved on March 25, 2012.
  3. ^ "Student Hansbook 2011-2012[permanent dead link]." Benoit School District. 57. Retrieved on March 25, 2012.