The Lafayette County School District is a public school district

School district

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 based in Lafayette County

Lafayette County, Mississippi

-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 38,744 people, 14,373 households, and 8,321 families residing in the county. The population density was 61 people per square mile . There were 16,587 housing units at an average density of 26 per square mile...

, Mississippi

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 (USA

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).

The district serves the town of Abbeville

Abbeville, Mississippi

-Education:The Town of Abbeville is served by the Lafayette County School District.The University of Mississippi also owns and operates the University of Mississippi Field Station, which is located in Abbeville. It is a natural laboratory used to study, research and teach about sustainable...

 and the village of Taylor

Taylor, Mississippi

Taylor is a village in Lafayette County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 500 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Taylor is located at ....

as well as most rural areas in Lafayette County.

Schools

• Lafayette High School (Grades 9-12)
• Lafayette Middle School (Grades 6-8)
• Lafayette Upper Elementary School (Grades 3-5)
• Lafayette Lower Elementary School (Grades K-2)

2006-07 school year

There were a total of 2,394 students enrolled in the Lafayette County 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 29.20% African American, 69.13% White, 1.42% Hispanic, 0.13% Native American, and 0.13% Asian. 44.2% of the district's students were eligible to receive free lunch.

Previous school years

School Year	Enrollment	Gender Makeup		Racial Makeup
		Female	Male	Asian	African American	Hispanic	Native American	White
2005-06	2,375	48%	52%	0.17%	29.60%	1.31%	0.13%	68.80%
2004-05	2,227	48%	52%	0.04%	29.55%	1.21%	0.04%	69.15%
2003-04	2,193	48%	52%	0.09%	29.09%	1.05%	0.05%	69.72%
2002-03	2,116	47%	53%	0.09%	31.33%	0.66%	0.09%	67.82%

Accountability statistics

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