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Prentiss County School District

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Prentiss County School District is located in north Mississippi. Prentiss County School District has 372.93 square miles of land area and 3.13 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Prentiss County School District population is 16,057. Prentiss County School District median household income is $38,444 in 2010-2014. Prentiss County School District median house value is $75,700 in 2010-2014. On average, Prentiss County School District is better than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	(53 out of 148, top 36%)*
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Kindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	8
Population	16,057 (2010-2014), rank #66
Population Growth	2.91% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	42.70/sq mi, rank #83
Median Household Income:	$38,444 at 2010-2014—17.86% increase since 2005-2009, rank #42
Median House Price:	$75,700 at 2010-2014—18.65% increase since 2005-2009, rank #87
Time Zone:	Central GMT -6:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	372.93 sq mi, rank #66
Water Area:	3.13 sq mi (0.83%), rank #59
State:	Mississippi
County:	Prentiss County
City:	Booneville, Tishomingo, Burnsville, Baldwyn, Marietta, New Site, Rienzi, Jumpertown
Zip:	38829, 38873, 38833, 38824, 38856, 38859, 38865
Area:	Tupelo, MS;Corinth, MS

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Prentiss County School District Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

105 North College St

Booneville MS, 38829, Prentiss County

Phone: 662-728-4911

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	2,380	2,399	2,291	2,336	2,325	2,273	2,227
English Language Learner Students:	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Total Teachers:	199.66	197.03	194.11	186.58	193.79	193.00	200.10
Prekindergarten:	0.14	0.00	0.55	0.75	0.39	0.70	1.00
Kindergarten:	14.71	14.86	12.40	12.76	13.07	12.40	10.80
Elementary:	86.59	81.26	85.13	78.91	88.76	86.80	90.30
Secondary:	79.62	81.13	76.48	75.35	75.10	74.70	78.80
Ungraded:	18.60	19.78	19.55	18.81	16.47	18.40	19.20
Total Other Staff:	144.01	136.92	143.02	145.67	146.34	150.30	152.00
Instructional Aides:	21.66	20.64	19.34	20.98	20.34	22.40	20.40
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	2.43	2.04	3.77	4.01	3.98	3.60	3.90
Total Guidance Counselors:	6.00	5.31	5.58	5.43	5.90	11.40	5.60
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	2.26	1.86	2.07	1.43	2.75	2.50	2.40
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	3.74	3.45	3.51	4.00	3.15	3.20	3.20
Other Guidance Counselors:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	5.70	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	7.85	7.84	7.97	7.96	6.62	7.20	7.80
Library/Media Support:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
District Administrators:	5.95	4.48	5.93	5.59	5.79	4.50	4.80
District Administrative Support:	4.99	5.00	5.00	5.00	6.00	4.60	5.30
School Administrators:	8.09	8.00	9.00	9.00	8.00	7.50	8.00
School Administrative Support:	7.78	7.78	7.78	7.89	7.96	8.80	7.90
Student Support Services:	16.84	17.34	17.33	16.71	16.77	17.60	16.80
Other Support Services:	62.42	58.49	61.32	63.10	64.98	62.70	71.50
Student-Teacher Ratio:	11.92	12.18	11.80	12.52	12.00	11.78	11.13

Schools

Hills Chapel	Kindergarten to Grade 8	8 Cr 2371, Booneville MS 38829
Jumpertown	Kindergarten to Grade 12	717 Hwy 4 West, Booneville MS 38829
Marietta	Kindergarten to Grade 8	Cr 4070, Marietta MS 38856
New Site	Grade 9 to Grade 12	1020 Hwy 4 East, New Site MS 38859
Prentiss Co Vocational Complex	Grade 9 to Grade 12	302 West George East Allen Dr, Booneville MS 38829
Rentiss Co Alternative School	Grade 5 to Grade 12	717 Hwy 4 West, Booneville MS 38829
Thrasher	Kindergarten to Grade 12	167 Cr 1040, Booneville MS 38829
Wheeler	Kindergarten to Grade 12	318 Cr 5011, Wheeler MS 38880

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
MCT2 Test
2008	Language Arts	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	151.4	149.3
2009	Language Arts	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	148.1	148.7
2010	Language Arts	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	151.3	149
2011	Language Arts	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	151.4	149.8
2012	Language Arts	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	150	150.2
2013	Language Arts	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	150.1	151
2008	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	150.2	150.6
2009	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	150.6	151
2010	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	153.9	152.1
2011	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	152.1	153.3
2012	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	153	154.1
2013	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	153.5	154.2
2008	Language Arts	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	150	148.8
2009	Language Arts	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	150	149.2
2010	Language Arts	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	148.8	149.5
2011	Language Arts	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	148.7	149.6
2012	Language Arts	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	151.1	151
2013	Language Arts	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	151.5	151.8
2008	Mathematics	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	151.4	150.5
2009	Mathematics	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	150.8	151.1
2010	Mathematics	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	150.8	151.5
2011	Mathematics	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	151.2	151.7
2012	Mathematics	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	152.6	152.8
2013	Mathematics	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	153.5	154.1
2008	Language Arts	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	150	148.5
2009	Language Arts	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	151.9	148.7
2010	Language Arts	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	149.4	148.8
2011	Language Arts	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	149	148.9
2012	Language Arts	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	149.8	149.9
2013	Language Arts	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	152	150.8
2008	Mathematics	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	151.5	149.8
2009	Mathematics	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	153.8	150.2
2010	Mathematics	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	150.6	151.3
2011	Mathematics	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	150.3	151.4
2012	Mathematics	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	151.9	152.3
2013	Mathematics	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	154.4	153.2
2008	Language Arts	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	147.8	147.6
2009	Language Arts	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	149.2	148.8
2010	Language Arts	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	150.2	149.4
2011	Language Arts	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	149.7	149.8
2012	Language Arts	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	149.8	150.3
2013	Language Arts	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	150.3	150.7
2008	Mathematics	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	150.2	149.3
2009	Mathematics	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	150.5	149.9
2010	Mathematics	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	151.8	150.5
2011	Mathematics	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	149.7	150.6
2012	Mathematics	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	151.8	151.3
2013	Mathematics	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	151	152.4
2008	Language Arts	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	149	147
2009	Language Arts	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	148.4	147.8
2010	Language Arts	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	149.3	149.7
2011	Language Arts	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	151.1	149.9
2012	Language Arts	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	150.8	150.7
2013	Language Arts	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	150.3	151.4
2008	Mathematics	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	148.6	148.7
2009	Mathematics	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	150.8	150.1
2010	Mathematics	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	151.1	151.1
2011	Mathematics	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	153	152.1
2012	Mathematics	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	153.8	152.3
2013	Mathematics	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	153.8	153.1
2008	Language Arts	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	148.8	146.6
2009	Language Arts	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	148.7	147.8
2010	Language Arts	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	148.4	147.8
2011	Language Arts	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	149.6	149.1
2012	Language Arts	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	151.1	149.9
2013	Language Arts	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	150.3	150
2008	Mathematics	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	149.6	148.3
2009	Mathematics	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	151.5	149.6
2010	Mathematics	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	151.2	151.5
2011	Mathematics	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	154	153.2
2012	Mathematics	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	155.5	153.7
2013	Mathematics	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	156.3	154.6
MST Test
2008	Science	5th Grade	% met std	60.6%	40.8%
2009	Science	5th Grade	% met std	62.7%	42.8%
2010	Science	5th Grade	% met std	57%	44.9%
2012	Science	5th Grade	% met std	63.5%	53.6%
2013	Science	5th Grade	% met std	80.3%	63.1%
2008	Science	8th Grade	% met std	47.8%	39.3%
2009	Science	8th Grade	% met std	45%	40%
2010	Science	8th Grade	% met std	47.6%	42.9%
2012	Science	8th Grade	% met std	61.8%	56.4%
2013	Science	8th Grade	% met std	71.7%	64.0%
SATP2 Test
2004	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	99.2%	90.7%
2005	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	99.2%	91.6%
2006	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	95.3%	91%
2007	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	99.3%	90.8%
2008	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	78.9%	71%
2009	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	68.1%	72%
2010	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	89.5%	79.6%
2011	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	93%	85.4%
2012	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	95.3%	81.9%
2013	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	94.2%	85.2%
2004	Biology I	End of course	% met std	99.1%	89.2%
2005	Biology I	End of course	% met std	94.6%	91.8%
2006	Biology I	End of course	% met std	97.7%	93.3%
2007	Biology I	End of course	% met std	98.5%	92.2%
2008	Biology I	End of course	% met std	97.1%	87.9%
2009	Biology I	End of course	% met std	96.7%	87.6%
2010	Biology I	End of course	% met std	95.3%	86.2%
2012	Biology I	End of course	% met std	75%	74.7%
2013	Biology I	End of course	% met std	85.4%	78.5%
2004	English II	End of course	% met std	89.4%	83.1%
2005	English II	End of course	% met std	87.3%	82.8%
2006	English II	End of course	% met std	81%	78.1%
2007	English II	End of course	% met std	83%	77.2%
2008	English II	End of course	% met std	74.2%	69.7%
2009	English II	End of course	% met std	80%	69%
2010	English II	End of course	% met std	75%	68%
2011	English II	End of course	% met std	74.5%	71.8%
2012	English II	End of course	% met std	77.4%	73.1%
2013	English II	End of course	% met std	85.4%	73%
2004	US History	End of course	% met std	99.2%	95.7%
2005	US History	End of course	% met std	99.1%	96.4%
2006	US History	End of course	% met std	92.9%	95.9%
2007	US History	End of course	% met std	93.4%	93.9%
2008	US History	End of course	% met std	97.5%	94.3%
2009	US History	End of course	% met std	98.5%	96.9%
2010	US History	End of course	% met std	94.2%	93%
2011	US History	End of course	% met std	91.7%	93%
2012	US History	End of course	% met std	74.8%	72.9%
2013	US History	End of course	% met std	83.1%	81.3%

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School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$22,071,000	$9,634		$20,375,000	$8,722		$20,480,000	$8,809
Federal:	$3,187,000	$1,391	14.4%	$4,193,000	$1,795	20.6%	$3,914,000	$1,683	19.1%
State:	$12,928,000	$5,643	58.6%	$12,215,000	$5,229	60.0%	$12,021,000	$5,170	58.7%
Local:	$5,956,000	$2,600	27.0%	$3,967,000	$1,698	19.5%	$4,545,000	$1,955	22.2%
Total Expenditures:	$19,181,000	$8,372		$18,999,000	$8,133		$19,518,000	$8,395
Total Current Expenditures:	$18,387,000	$8,026		$18,416,000	$7,884		$18,876,000	$8,119
Instructional Expenditures:	$11,838,000	$5,167	64.4%	$11,816,000	$5,058	64.2%	$12,259,000	$5,273	64.9%
Student and Staff Support:	$1,210,000	$528	6.6%	$1,239,000	$530	6.7%	$1,337,000	$575	7.1%
Administration:	$1,657,000	$723	9.0%	$1,794,000	$768	9.7%	$1,593,000	$685	8.4%
Operations, Food, Other:	$3,682,000	$1,607	20.0%	$3,567,000	$1,527	19.4%	$3,687,000	$1,586	19.5%
Total Capital Outlay:	$581,000	$254		$351,000	$150		$401,000	$172
Construction:	$0	$0		$0	$0		$150,000	$65
Total Other:	$26,000	$11		$20,000	$9		$0	$0
Interest on Debt:	$187,000	$82		$212,000	$91		$241,000	$104

Total Salary:	$11,339,000	$4,949		$11,267,000	$4,823		$11,660,000	$5,015
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$8,212,000	$3,584	72.4%	$8,126,000	$3,479	72.1%	$8,453,000	$3,636	72.5%
Other Salary:	$3,127,000	$1,365	27.6%	$3,141,000	$1,345	27.9%	$3,207,000	$1,379	27.5%
Total Benefit:	$3,637,000	$1,588		$3,541,000	$1,516		$3,793,000	$1,631
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$2,593,000	$1,132	71.3%	$2,522,000	$1,080	71.2%	$2,613,000	$1,124	68.9%
Other Benefit:	$1,044,000	$456	28.7%	$1,019,000	$436	28.8%	$1,180,000	$508	31.1%

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	49.7%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	42.4%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	14.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	29.1%
Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	12.7%
Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	30.3%
Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	20.0%
Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	7.9%

Mean Base Salary:	$39,788.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$32,592.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	$35,665.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	$40,667.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	$47,691.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	$49,578.0

* Prentiss County School District was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.