Benoit School District
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Template:Use American English Template:Use mdy dates Script error: No such module "Coordinates". The Benoit School District (BSD) was a public school district serving, in Bolivar County, Mississippi (USA): Benoit, Scott, and areas around those two settlements.[1]
The sole school of the district was the Ray Brooks School (Grades PK-12), in unincorporated Bolivar County.[2] The district headquarters was previously in a building in Benoit.[3] Later it was in Ray Brooks itself.[4]
On July 1, 2014, the district consolidated into the West Bolivar Consolidated School District. Ray Brooks itself continued to operate until its 2020 closure.
History
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In 2012 the Mississippi Legislature passed a bill that required five school districts in Bolivar County to consolidate into two larger ones.[7] On July 1, 2014, the Benoit district consolidated into the West Bolivar Consolidated School District.[8] West Bolivar closed Ray Brooks in 2020.[9]
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 (meaning the smallest which had all thirteen grade levels) and one of the 20 smallest school districts overall in the state.[10]
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.[10]
School uniforms
Students were required to wear school uniforms.[11]
See also
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References
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- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1". - Scott is not indicated directly on this map but it may be compared to the 2020 map: Script error: No such module "citation/CS1". which shows the location of Scott.
- ↑ Home. Benoit School District. Retrieved on April 19, 2018. "Benoit School District | 1827 Highway 1, Benoit, Mississippi, 38725"
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1". - The street name is actually Leverick.
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1". - The address matches that of the school
- ↑ "Wilson hopes to break out the shoes'." Franklin County Times. January 10, 2002. Retrieved on July 3, 2017.
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- ↑ a b Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- ↑ "School District Consolidation in Mississippi Template:Webarchive." Mississippi Professional Educators. December 2016. Retrieved on July 2, 2017. Page 2 (PDF p. 3/6).
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- ↑ 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
- ↑ "Student Hansbook 2011-2012Script error: No such module "Unsubst".." Benoit School District. 57. Retrieved on March 25, 2012.
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Further reading
- Legislation from the Mississippi Legislature requiring the Bolivar County school district consolidations
- Ruling from the U.S. Department of Justice about the Bolivar County school district consolidations
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External links
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