The Tate County School District is a public school district

School district

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 based in Tate County

Tate County, Mississippi

-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 25,370 people, 8,850 households, and 6,717 families residing in the county. The population density was 63 people per square mile . There were 9,354 housing units at an average density of 23 per square mile...

, Mississippi

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 (USA

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).

The district serves the town of Coldwater

Coldwater, Mississippi

Coldwater is a small town in Tate County, Mississippi, United States. It is in the Memphis Metropolitan Area or Mid-South. The population was 1,674 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Coldwater is located at...

 and the unincorporated communities of Sarah

Sarah, Mississippi

Sarah is an unincorporated community in Tate County, Mississippi, United States. Sarah is approximately south of Savage and north of Askew along Mississippi Highway 3.Although an unincorporated community, Sarah has a post office and a zip code of 38665...

 and Independence

Independence, Mississippi

Independence is an unincorporated community in Tate County, Mississippi, United States. Independence is approximately south of Cockrum and east of Coldwater along Mississippi Highway 305....

as well as most rural areas in Tate County.

Schools

• Coldwater High School
• Independence High School
• Strayhorn High School
• Independence Middle School
• Coldwater Elementary School
• East Tate Elementary School
• Strayhorn Elementary School

2006-07 school year

There were a total of 3,030 students enrolled in the Tate 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 40.89% African American, 56.57% White, 2.38% Hispanic, and 0.13% Asian. 47.6% 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	2,847	48%	52%	0.21%	44.57%	1.90%	–	53.32%
2004-05	2,794	49%	51%	0.14%	47.57%	1.47%	–	50.82%
2003-04	2,863	49%	51%	0.03%	46.73%	1.15%	–	52.08%
2002-03	2,845	49%	51%	0.11%	47.24%	1.37%	–	51.28%

Accountability statistics

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