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Sunflower County School District

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Sunflower County School District is located in northwest Mississippi. Sunflower County School District has 411.17 square miles of land area and 7.39 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Sunflower County School District population is 16,809. Sunflower County School District median household income is $27,850 in 2010-2014. Sunflower County School District median house value is $66,900 in 2010-2014. On average, Sunflower County School District is worse than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	(135 out of 148, bottom 9%)*
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Kindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	9
Population	16,809 (2010-2014), rank #59
Population Growth	50.82% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	40.16/sq mi, rank #87
Median Household Income:	$27,850 at 2010-2014—13.45% increase since 2005-2009, rank #120
Median House Price:	$66,900 at 2010-2014—16.35% increase since 2005-2009, rank #118
Time Zone:	Central GMT -6:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	411.17 sq mi, rank #55
Water Area:	7.39 sq mi (1.77%), rank #33
State:	Mississippi
County:	Sunflower County
City:	Ruleville, Cleveland, Drew, Sunflower, Doddsville, Shaw, Indianola, Inverness, Isola, Moorhead
Zip:	38771, 38732, 38737, 38778, 38736, 38773, 38751, 38753, 38754, 38761
Area:	Indianola, MS

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Sunflower County School District Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

196 Martin Luther King Dr

Indianola MS, 38751, Sunflower County

Phone: 662-887-4919

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	2,014	2,018	1,580	1,612	1,629	1,690	1,734
English Language Learner Students:	0	0	0	18	18	9	10
Total Teachers:	154.07	155.92	119.13	135.41	123.16	116.30	117.20
Prekindergarten:	0.42	0.42	0.50	0.36	0.52	0.40	0.40
Kindergarten:	12.21	11.90	7.85	8.00	8.39	8.30	8.60
Elementary:	67.10	70.73	51.21	58.12	52.21	53.20	53.50
Secondary:	60.70	61.28	49.88	58.02	49.58	44.30	45.40
Ungraded:	13.64	11.59	9.69	10.91	12.46	10.10	9.30
Total Other Staff:	200.90	200.22	169.57	156.77	172.09	178.00	172.20
Instructional Aides:	45.35	49.50	42.42	38.00	37.22	40.70	41.10
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	1.50	2.50	1.00	3.00	0.00	1.00	2.00
Total Guidance Counselors:	5.00	5.00	3.76	4.00	3.00	8.00	3.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	0.00	0.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	3.00	2.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	5.00	5.00	1.76	2.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
Other Guidance Counselors:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	4.00	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	3.25	3.00	3.00	4.00	5.00	5.50	4.50
Library/Media Support:	1.50	1.50	0.00	1.00	2.50	3.00	5.00
District Administrators:	6.40	7.00	6.29	4.29	6.00	6.00	5.10
District Administrative Support:	8.00	8.00	7.21	8.21	8.50	8.50	8.00
School Administrators:	10.00	10.00	7.14	7.00	12.01	8.90	7.00
School Administrative Support:	9.89	10.00	7.17	7.00	8.00	6.80	6.80
Student Support Services:	22.85	19.42	18.42	12.27	13.82	15.40	13.90
Other Support Services:	87.16	84.30	73.16	68.00	76.04	74.20	75.80
Student-Teacher Ratio:	13.07	12.94	13.26	11.90	13.23	14.53	14.80

Schools

A W James Elementary	Kindergarten to Grade 5	400 South Blvd, Drew MS 38737
Drew Hunter Middle	Grade 6 to Grade 8	10 Swoope Rd, Drew MS 38737
East Sunflower Elementary	Kindergarten to Grade 6	212 East Claiborne, Sunflower MS 38778
Inverness	Kindergarten to Grade 8	1101 Oak St, Inverness MS 38753
James Rosser Elementary	Kindergarten to Grade 5	601 Ingram St, Moorhead MS 38761
Moorhead Middle	Grade 6 to Grade 8	908 Washington, Moorhead MS 38761
Ruleville Central	Kindergarten to Grade 5	410 L F Packer Dr, Ruleville MS 38771
Ruleville Central Hi	Grade 9 to Grade 12	360 L F Packer Dr, Ruleville MS 38771
Ruleville Middle	Grade 6 to Grade 8	250 East Oscar, Ruleville MS 38771

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
MCT2 Test
2008	Language Arts	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	142.8	149.3
2009	Language Arts	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	143.8	148.7
2010	Language Arts	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	145.9	149
2011	Language Arts	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	145.7	149.8
2012	Language Arts	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	141.8	150.2
2013	Language Arts	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	144.1	151
2008	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	144	150.6
2009	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	144.6	151
2010	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	149.2	152.1
2011	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	148.9	153.3
2012	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	148.1	154.1
2013	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	147.9	154.2
2008	Language Arts	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	145.6	148.8
2009	Language Arts	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	144.5	149.2
2010	Language Arts	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	145.9	149.5
2011	Language Arts	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	141.8	149.6
2012	Language Arts	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	144.4	151
2013	Language Arts	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	143.3	151.8
2008	Mathematics	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	146.8	150.5
2009	Mathematics	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	146.3	151.1
2010	Mathematics	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	148.2	151.5
2011	Mathematics	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	146.8	151.7
2012	Mathematics	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	148.3	152.8
2013	Mathematics	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	148	154.1
2008	Language Arts	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	142.2	148.5
2009	Language Arts	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	145.6	148.7
2010	Language Arts	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	144.4	148.8
2011	Language Arts	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	144	148.9
2012	Language Arts	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	145.2	149.9
2013	Language Arts	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	144.8	150.8
2008	Mathematics	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	142.1	149.8
2009	Mathematics	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	146.9	150.2
2010	Mathematics	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	144.7	151.3
2011	Mathematics	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	145	151.4
2012	Mathematics	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	149.5	152.3
2013	Mathematics	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	145.1	153.2
2008	Language Arts	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	140.4	147.6
2009	Language Arts	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	143.9	148.8
2010	Language Arts	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	145.3	149.4
2011	Language Arts	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	143.4	149.8
2012	Language Arts	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	146.1	150.3
2013	Language Arts	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	145.2	150.7
2008	Mathematics	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	140.6	149.3
2009	Mathematics	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	141	149.9
2010	Mathematics	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	146	150.5
2011	Mathematics	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	143.9	150.6
2012	Mathematics	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	147.8	151.3
2013	Mathematics	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	148.2	152.4
2008	Language Arts	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	142.5	147
2009	Language Arts	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	142.6	147.8
2010	Language Arts	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	144.3	149.7
2011	Language Arts	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	144.7	149.9
2012	Language Arts	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	148.1	150.7
2013	Language Arts	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	147.8	151.4
2008	Mathematics	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	143.8	148.7
2009	Mathematics	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	142.3	150.1
2010	Mathematics	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	145.5	151.1
2011	Mathematics	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	147.9	152.1
2012	Mathematics	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	150.9	152.3
2013	Mathematics	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	151.4	153.1
2008	Language Arts	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	140	146.6
2009	Language Arts	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	141.9	147.8
2010	Language Arts	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	140.7	147.8
2011	Language Arts	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	144.9	149.1
2012	Language Arts	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	147.3	149.9
2013	Language Arts	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	147	150
2008	Mathematics	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	140.2	148.3
2009	Mathematics	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	140.9	149.6
2010	Mathematics	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	146.1	151.5
2011	Mathematics	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	149.8	153.2
2012	Mathematics	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	151.4	153.7
2013	Mathematics	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	153.4	154.6
MST Test
2008	Science	5th Grade	% met std	11.6%	40.8%
2009	Science	5th Grade	% met std	21.2%	42.8%
2010	Science	5th Grade	% met std	11%	44.9%
2012	Science	5th Grade	% met std	31.5%	53.6%
2013	Science	5th Grade	% met std	33.8%	63.1%
2008	Science	8th Grade	% met std	14.5%	39.3%
2009	Science	8th Grade	% met std	11.8%	40%
2010	Science	8th Grade	% met std	10.9%	42.9%
2012	Science	8th Grade	% met std	33.4%	56.4%
2013	Science	8th Grade	% met std	50.7%	64.0%
SATP2 Test
2004	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	94.3%	90.7%
2005	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	81%	91.6%
2006	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	96.7%	91%
2007	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	95.5%	90.8%
2008	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	37.3%	71%
2009	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	28.2%	72%
2010	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	71.8%	79.6%
2011	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	68.4%	85.4%
2012	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	80%	81.9%
2013	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	84.5%	85.2%
2004	Biology I	End of course	% met std	90.7%	89.2%
2005	Biology I	End of course	% met std	93.4%	91.8%
2006	Biology I	End of course	% met std	96.9%	93.3%
2007	Biology I	End of course	% met std	81.3%	92.2%
2008	Biology I	End of course	% met std	86.4%	87.9%
2009	Biology I	End of course	% met std	71.2%	87.6%
2010	Biology I	End of course	% met std	71.9%	86.2%
2012	Biology I	End of course	% met std	68.2%	74.7%
2013	Biology I	End of course	% met std	68.1%	78.5%
2004	English II	End of course	% met std	77.1%	83.1%
2005	English II	End of course	% met std	91%	82.8%
2006	English II	End of course	% met std	80.5%	78.1%
2007	English II	End of course	% met std	73.8%	77.2%
2008	English II	End of course	% met std	52.7%	69.7%
2009	English II	End of course	% met std	42.9%	69%
2010	English II	End of course	% met std	40.4%	68%
2011	English II	End of course	% met std	50.8%	71.8%
2012	English II	End of course	% met std	46.7%	73.1%
2013	English II	End of course	% met std	63.2%	73%
2004	US History	End of course	% met std	100%	95.7%
2005	US History	End of course	% met std	100%	96.4%
2006	US History	End of course	% met std	100%	95.9%
2007	US History	End of course	% met std	93.3%	93.9%
2008	US History	End of course	% met std	90.5%	94.3%
2009	US History	End of course	% met std	90%	96.9%
2010	US History	End of course	% met std	82.5%	93%
2011	US History	End of course	% met std	90.8%	93%
2012	US History	End of course	% met std	58.5%	72.9%
2013	US History	End of course	% met std	46.2%	81.3%

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School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$18,724,000	$11,851		$16,125,000	$10,003		$14,200,000	$8,717
Federal:	$7,249,000	$4,588	38.7%	$5,229,000	$3,244	32.4%	$3,717,000	$2,282	26.2%
State:	$7,664,000	$4,851	40.9%	$7,346,000	$4,557	45.6%	$7,111,000	$4,365	50.1%
Local:	$3,811,000	$2,412	20.4%	$3,550,000	$2,202	22.0%	$3,372,000	$2,070	23.7%
Total Expenditures:	$19,091,000	$12,083		$16,485,000	$10,226		$14,843,000	$9,112
Total Current Expenditures:	$17,798,000	$11,265		$15,724,000	$9,754		$14,486,000	$8,893
Instructional Expenditures:	$8,924,000	$5,648	50.1%	$8,732,000	$5,417	55.5%	$8,451,000	$5,188	58.3%
Student and Staff Support:	$2,505,000	$1,585	14.1%	$1,577,000	$978	10.0%	$1,227,000	$753	8.5%
Administration:	$2,422,000	$1,533	13.6%	$2,283,000	$1,416	14.5%	$1,748,000	$1,073	12.1%
Operations, Food, Other:	$3,947,000	$2,498	22.2%	$3,132,000	$1,943	19.9%	$3,060,000	$1,878	21.1%
Total Capital Outlay:	$1,181,000	$747		$659,000	$409		$267,000	$164
Construction:	$0	$0		$0	$0		$1,000	$1
Total Other:	$2,000	$1		$24,000	$15		$3,000	$2
Interest on Debt:	$110,000	$70		$78,000	$48		$87,000	$53

Total Salary:	$8,420,000	$5,329		$8,393,000	$5,207		$8,686,000	$5,332
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$5,120,000	$3,241	60.8%	$5,506,000	$3,416	65.6%	$5,682,000	$3,488	65.4%
Other Salary:	$3,300,000	$2,089	39.2%	$2,887,000	$1,791	34.4%	$3,004,000	$1,844	34.6%
Total Benefit:	$2,875,000	$1,820		$2,908,000	$1,804		$2,927,000	$1,797
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$1,707,000	$1,080	59.4%	$1,887,000	$1,171	64.9%	$1,806,000	$1,109	61.7%
Other Benefit:	$1,168,000	$739	40.6%	$1,021,000	$633	35.1%	$1,121,000	$688	38.3%

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	51.0%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	35.6%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	11.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	46.2%
Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	17.3%
Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	15.4%
Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	15.4%
Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	5.8%

Mean Base Salary:	$36,736.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$31,170.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	$36,851.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	$41,836.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	$46,438.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	$41,458.0

* Sunflower County School District was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.