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Benoit School District

Coordinates: 33°38′13″N 91°01′39″W / 33.636891°N 91.027492°W / 33.636891; -91.027492
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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]

History

Beginning in 1986 district students did not attend Ray Brooks, but instead West Bolivar High School of the West Bolivar School District, in Rosedale. However high school classes at Ray Brooks resumed in 2000.[2] Linda Coleman, a Democrat member of the Mississippi House of Representatives from Mound Bayou, stated that the costs of transporting children to West Bolivar from Benoit were too high.[3]

In 2012 the Mississippi Legislature passed a bill that required five school districts in Bolivar County to consolidate into two larger ones.[3]

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.[4]

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.[4]

School uniforms

Students were required to wear school uniforms.[5]

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. ^ "Wilson hopes to break out the shoes'." Franklin County Times. January 10, 2002. Retrieved on July 3, 2017.
  3. ^ a b Wright, Megan (2012-05-12). "Bill passes to consolidate Delta county's school districts". Mississippi Business Journal. Retrieved 2017-07-03. Coleman noted that West Bolivar and Benoit combined high schools for a time in the 1990s, but said transportation costs were too high. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  4. ^ 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. Archived copy at The Mississippi Link
  5. ^ "Student Hansbook 2011-2012[permanent dead link]." Benoit School District. 57. Retrieved on March 25, 2012.