Copiah County School District Explained

The Copiah County School District is a public school district based in Copiah County, Mississippi (USA).

The district serves the communities of Crystal Springs, Wesson (the Copiah County portion), Georgetown, and Beauregard.^[1]

Schools

• Crystal Springs
  • Crystal Springs Elementary School
  • Crystal Springs Middle School
  • Crystal Springs High School^[2]
• Wesson, Mississippi
  • Wesson Attendance Center

The student body at Crystal Springs High School is 81 percent African American, 9 percent Hispanic, and 9 percent white.^[2]

Demographics

2006-07 school year

There were a total of 2,914 students enrolled in the Copiah County School District during the 2006–2007 school year. The gender makeup of the district was 48% female and 52% male. The racial makeup of the district was 59.33% African American, 38.88% White, 1.65% Hispanic, and 0.14% Asian.^[3] 64.7% of the district's students were eligible to receive free lunch.^[4]

Previous school years

School Year	Enrollment	Gender Makeup		Racial Makeup
		Female	Male	Asian	African American	Hispanic	Native American	White
2005-06	3,038	48%	52%	0.20%	58.26%	1.58%	-	39.96%
2004-05	3,031	47%	53%	0.20%	58.96%	1.35%	-	39.49%
2003-04	3,069	48%	52%	0.20%	59.34%	1.08%	0.03%	39.36%
2002-03[5]	3,160	48%	52%	0.19%	60.19%	0.73%	-	38.89%

Accountability statistics

	2006-07[6]	2005-06[7]	2004-05[8]	2003-04[9]	2002-03[10]
District Accreditation Status	Accredited	Accredited	Accredited	Accredited	Accredited
School Performance Classifications
Level 5 (Superior Performing) Schools	0	1	0	0	0
Level 4 (Exemplary) Schools	1	0	1	1	1
Level 3 (Successful) Schools	0	3	2	1	1
Level 2 (Under Performing) Schools	3	0	1	2	2
Level 1 (Low Performing) Schools	0	0	0	0	0
Not Assigned	0	0	0	0	0

Alumni

• Royce Whittington was a star football player whose career continued through college. He was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in 1960 but after gaining a lot of weight was cut immediately by Vince Lombardi.^[11]
• Don "Scooter" Purvis^[12] running back at LSU including in 1958 championship team^[13]
• Larry Grantham, Super Bowl III champion with the New York Jets.

See also

• List of school districts in Mississippi

External links

• Copiah County School District

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Copiah County, MS. U.S. Census Bureau. 2024-09-27. - Text list
2. Web site: Crystal Springs High . 2022-02-15 . Usnews.com.
3. Web site: Mississippi Assessment and Accountability Reporting System . Office of Research and Statistics, Mississippi Department of Education . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070323012858/http://orsap.mde.k12.ms.us:8080/MAARS/indexProcessor.jsp . 2007-03-23 .
4. Web site: 2006-07 State, District, and School Enrollment by Race/Gender with Poverty Data . . Mississippi Department of Education . 2008-01-16 . 2008-05-17.
5. Web site: Mississippi Report Card for 2002-2003 . Office of Educational Accountability, Mississippi Department of Education . 2004-09-02 . 2007-08-31 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070812173502/http://www.mde.k12.ms.us/Account/RC3B/RC3B.htm . 2007-08-12 . dead .
6. Web site: 2007 Results . Mississippi Statewide Accountability System . Mississippi Department of Education . 2007-09-13 . 2007-09-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071127152304/http://www.mde.k12.ms.us/Account/SAM07/ACC07LST.PDF . 2007-11-27 . dead .
7. Web site: 2006 Results . Mississippi Statewide Accountability System . Mississippi Department of Education . 2006-09-06 . 2007-05-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070217064644/http://www.mde.k12.ms.us/Account/SAM06/ACC06LST.PDF . 2007-02-17 . dead .
8. Web site: 2005 Results . Mississippi Statewide Accountability System . Mississippi Department of Education . 2005-09-09 . 2007-05-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20061213051444/http://www.mde.k12.ms.us/Account/SAM05/ACC05FLST.PDF . 2006-12-13 . dead .
9. Web site: 2004 Results . Mississippi Statewide Accountability System . Mississippi Department of Education . 2004-09-26 . 2007-05-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070705114957/http://www.mde.k12.ms.us/Account/SAM04/ACC04FLST.PDF . 2007-07-05 . dead .
10. Web site: 2003 Results . Mississippi Statewide Accountability System . Mississippi Department of Education . 2003-11-21 . 2007-05-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20061211050815/http://www.mde.k12.ms.us/Account/SAM03/ACC03CLST.PDF . 2006-12-11 . dead .
11. Web site: Royce Whittington Tips the Scales during Training Camp at St. Norbert College · SNC and the Green Bay Packers. jds12tot.omeka.net.
12. Web site: Teammates, loved ones honor LSU Legend Billy Cannon as he was — 'a true and living hero'. The Advertiser.
13. Web site: Times have changed in college sports. Houma Today.