The headquarters are in the Robert L. Williams Educational Administration Building in Fayette.[3]
Schools
Jefferson County High School
In 2022 Jefferson County High School had 305 students. 98.7 percent were black. Test scores at the school in math and reading are well below the state average.[4] It used to be called Fayette High School. Tigers are the mascot. The school has won two district championships and no state championships in football.[5] State legislator
Jeffery Harness and football player
Louis Green are alumni.
Jefferson County Junior High School
Jefferson County Upper Elementary School
Jefferson County Elementary School
Demographics
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2006-07 school year
There were a total of 1,473 students enrolled in the Jefferson County School District during the 2006–2007 school year. The gender makeup of the district was 49% female and 51% male. The racial makeup of the district was 99.80% African American and 0.20% Asian.[6] All of the district's students were eligible to receive free lunch.[7]
^"Home". Jefferson County School District. Retrieved July 31, 2022. Robert L. Williams Educational Administration Building 942 Main Street [...] Fayette, MS 39069
^"Mississippi Report Card for 2002-2003". Office of Educational Accountability, Mississippi Department of Education. September 2, 2004. Archived from
the original on August 12, 2007. Retrieved August 31, 2007.
^"2007 Results"(PDF). Mississippi Statewide Accountability System. Mississippi Department of Education. September 13, 2007. Archived from
the original(
PDF) on November 27, 2007. Retrieved September 15, 2007.
^"2006 Results"(PDF). Mississippi Statewide Accountability System. Mississippi Department of Education. September 6, 2006. Archived from
the original(
PDF) on February 17, 2007. Retrieved June 7, 2007.
^"2005 Results"(PDF). Mississippi Statewide Accountability System. Mississippi Department of Education. September 9, 2005. Archived from
the original(
PDF) on December 13, 2006. Retrieved June 7, 2007.
^"2004 Results"(PDF). Mississippi Statewide Accountability System. Mississippi Department of Education. September 26, 2004. Archived from
the original(
PDF) on July 5, 2007. Retrieved June 7, 2007.
^"2003 Results"(PDF). Mississippi Statewide Accountability System. Mississippi Department of Education. November 21, 2003. Archived from
the original(
PDF) on December 11, 2006. Retrieved June 7, 2007.