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14-712: In addition to Mound Bayou, the district also served the town of Winstonville . On July 1, 2014 consolidated with the North Bolivar School District in Shelby, Mississippi to form the North Bolivar Consolidated School District . The central office for this consolidated district is located in Mound Bayou. In 2006 the school district's taxing resulted in the district spending $ 222 per student, taking up 5% of

28-399: A household in the town was $ 11,125, and the median income for a family was $ 17,000. Males had a median income of $ 17,917 versus $ 11,875 for females. The per capita income for the town was $ 6,269. About 42.7% of families and 45.6% of the population were below the poverty line , including 44.6% of those under age 18 and 55.9% of those age 65 or over. Today the city of Mound Bayou is served by

42-507: Is located in Mound Bayou. John F. Kennedy Memorial High School in Mound Bayou, formerly the secondary school of the Mound Bayou district, closed in 2018. John F. Kennedy Memorial High School (Mississippi) John F. Kennedy Memorial High School was a public secondary school in Mound Bayou , Mississippi , United States, serving grades 7–12. At the end of its life it was in the North Bolivar Consolidated School District , and

56-542: The 2020 census , the population was 153. According to the United States Census Bureau , the town has a total area of 0.29 square miles (0.76 km ), all land. As of the census of 2000, there were 319 people, 116 households, and 77 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,097.1 inhabitants per square mile (423.6/km ). There were 120 housing units at an average density of 412.7 per square mile (159.3/km ). The racial makeup of

70-680: The North Bolivar Consolidated School District , which operates I.T. Montgomery Elementary School in Mound Bayou and Northside High School in Shelby . It was previously in the Mound Bayou Public School District . On July 1, 2014, the North Bolivar School District consolidated with the Mound Bayou Public School District to form the North Bolivar Consolidated School District. The central office for this consolidated district

84-574: The Mound Bayou Public School District during the 2006-2007 school year. The gender makeup of the district was 50% female and 50% male. The racial makeup of the district was 99.69% African American, 0.15% White, and 0.15% Hispanic. All of the district's students were eligible to receive free lunch. Winstonville, Mississippi Winstonville is a town in Bolivar County , Mississippi , United States. Per

98-626: The closure to be stopped. A judge in July temporarily ruled that the school should be kept in operation. However JFK HS closed August 2018 after the Mississippi Supreme Court confirmed the closure. The court ruling was two days before the start of classes. It was consolidated into Northside High School , on the campus of the former Broad Street High. There were a total of 321 students enrolled in John F. Kennedy Memorial High during

112-434: The only Mississippi Delta district to get that distinction. In addition a Mississippi Business Journal article from that year concluded that of all Mississippi school districts Mound Bayou was the most financially stable. After the merger with North Bolivar perception of Mound Bayou district residents was that the state had interfered with a previously stable school district. There were a total of 653 students enrolled in

126-531: The operating costs, with other entities paying for the rest. This made Mound Bayou the poorest overall district in Mississippi, though not poorest in terms of taxable property. The State of Mississippi overall funded a greater percentage of the district's costs compared to a school district with more taxable property and/or funds from taxation. Circa 2012 the State of Mississippi ranked the district "successful",

140-410: The representatives of that district had full control of the entire district. Kelsey Davis Betz of Mississippi Today wrote "If the high school closes, some fear the town’s sense of identity and remaining vitality will be weakened." In March of that year residents began to consider legal action to force the state to keep Kennedy HS open. That month residents filed an injunction to a judge asking for

154-497: The school district's board voted 3–2 to close Kennedy High. Even though Kennedy High had lower maintenance costs than Broad Street High School , meaning a renovation of Kennedy, compared to the other school, would cost $ 1 million fewer, the board kept the Broad Street campus opened as it had more space. As three of the five board members of the consolidated district were from the former Shelby-based North Bolivar school district,

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168-467: The town was 1.88% White , 97.81% African American , 0.31% from other races . Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.31% of the population. There were 116 households, out of which 26.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 28.4% were married couples living together, 27.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.6% were non-families. 31.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.5% had someone living alone who

182-451: Was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.64 and the average family size was 3.32. In the town, the population was spread out, with 25.7% under the age of 18, 12.2% from 18 to 24, 24.8% from 25 to 44, 21.3% from 45 to 64, and 16.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 103.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.2 males. The median income for

196-483: Was formerly in the Mound Bayou Public School District . Located at 204 Edwards Street, the school served students in grades seven through twelve from Mound Bayou, Winstonville , and surrounding areas. The school's mascot was the Hornet . On July 1, 2014, the North Bolivar School District consolidated with the Mound Bayou Public School District to form the North Bolivar Consolidated School District. In January 2018

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