South Delta School District

The South Delta School District (SDSD) is a public school district based in Rolling Fork, Mississippi, USA.

South Delta School District
Address
106 Athletic Drive
Rolling Fork
, Mississippi, 39159
United States
Coordinates32.899754°N 90.878837°W / 32.899754; -90.878837
District information
TypePublic
GradesPreK–12[1]
NCES District ID2803960[1]
Students and staff
Students684[1]
Teachers60.3[1]
Staff87.25[1]
Student–teacher ratio11.34[1]
Other information
Websitewww.southdelta.k12.ms.us

The district serves all of Sharkey County, including the towns of Rolling Fork, Anguilla, and Cary, as well as the unincorporated areas of Delta City, Nitta Yuma, and Panther Burn.[2] It also serves most of Issaquena County, including the town of Mayersville, the unincorporated area of Valley Park, and most of the unincorporated area of Grace.[3]

Currently the district administration and the schools have differing sites, with the middle school being in Anguilla.[4] Previously the elementary school, the high school, and the district administration were on the same site in Rolling Fork.[5]

Schools
  • South Delta High School (Rolling Fork)
  • South Delta Middle School (Anguilla)
  • South Delta Elementary School (Rolling Fork)
  • South Delta Vocational Complex ("VoTech")

Administration

The High School Principal is Mr Adrian Dorsey. The Middle School Principal is Mr Mark Beechem. The Elementary School Principal is Ms Tonya Brown.

Demographics

There were 1,178 students enrolled in the district in the 2007–2008 school year. The racial makeup of the district was 96.01% African American, 3.31% White, and 0.68% Hispanic. 91.97% of the district's students were eligible to receive free lunch.[6]

The district, which is in one of the poorest regions in the United States, received $1.3 million in federal money in 2008 for programs to improve student achievement.[7]

Sports

At the High School, girls play softball, basketball and track, while boys play football, basketball, baseball and track.[8]

Discipline

Corporal punishment is administered unless parents request, by filling out a form, that it not be used on their student. In such a case, the student is suspended instead.[9] An oak or ash wood paddle is used. There is a maximum of five licks per paddling and it must be applied to "the fleshy part of the buttocks". At the elementary school the paddle is 14 inches long, two inches wide and one-quarter inch thick. The secondary school uses a paddle 15 inches long, two inches wide and 3/8 inch thick.[10]

See also

References
  1. "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for SOUTH DELTA SCHOOL DISTRICT". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved March 5, 2022.
  2. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Sharkey County, MS" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved June 9, 2021.
  3. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Issaquena County, MS" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved June 9, 2021.
  4. "Google Maps".
  5. "Sharkey-Issaquena County". Mississippi Department of Education. January 24, 2000. Archived from the original on January 24, 2000. 600 S PARKWAY ROLLING FORK, MS 39159 [...] SOUTH DELTA MIDDLE SCHOOL 101 HOLLAND STREET ANQUILLA, MS 38721
  6. "Children First annual report" (PDF). CFA.
  7. Byrd, Shelia (July 5, 2010). "Concern Over Mississippi Census Undercount". My Fox Memphis. Associated Press.
  8. "Sports Schedules". South Delta School District.
  9. "Parent/guardian consent for corporal discipline" (PDF). South Delta School District. p. 21.
  10. "Student Handbook" (PDF). South Delta School District. pp. 19, 20.
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