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There were a total of 582 students enrolled in the Durant Public School District during the 2006-2007 school year. The gender makeup of the district was 47% female and 53% male. The racial makeup of the district was 94.67% African American, 3.26% White, 1.37% Asian, and 0.69% Hispanic. 83.9% of the
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Education Committee, wrote SB 2494, which required Durant school district to consolidate into Holmes County's district; Tollison argued that the Durant district had insufficient tax revenues to operate. The Durant school district opposed the consolidation. The bill was opposed by Democrats and
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signed the bill, finalizing the consolidation. As a result of the consolidation, a new school board for Holmes County was assembled by 2018.
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As of 2016 the graduation rate was 74.6%, and the Mississippi educational authorities gave the school a "D" ranking.
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In March 2018 the Durant school board voted to move high school students in Durant to
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As of 2016 the superintendent was Edwin Robinson. It operated a single school,
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Mississippi Legislature 2015 Regular Session House Bill 572
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Effective July 1, 2018 the Durant school district and the
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district's students were eligible to receive free lunch.
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into Lamar County (originally to be dissolved 2019)
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Durant School District

Durant
Mississippi
33°04′42″N 89°51′28″W / 33.0782°N 89.8579°W / 33.0782; -89.8579
school district
Durant
Mississippi
United States
Holmes County School District
Holmes County Consolidated School District
Gray Tollison
Mississippi Senate
Mississippi House of Representatives
Governor of Mississippi
Phil Bryant
Holmes County Central High School
List of school districts in Mississippi
Map of Holmes County, MS school districts, 2010
U.S. Census Bureau
School District Consolidation in Mississippi
Archived
Wayback Machine


"A little school district fights to stay that way"
The Hechinger Report
"Bill would merge Holmes County and Durant school districts"
WAPT
"Governor Signs Bill Consolidating Holmes County/Durant School Districts"

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