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Education:
Smith county has excellent public school systems: Raleigh School System, with 1,412 students, Taylorsville school system with 965 students, and Mize school system with 728 students, and the Smith County Vocational Complex, serving the entire county. The school systems are fully accredited by the State Department of Education, designated by the State as a level 3. The high schools offer programs for disabled and gifted students, and have Vocational-Technical Programs available.
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 Mize Attendance Center
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Raleigh High School  |
 Taylorsville High School |
Vocational Technical Training available at JCJC
Comprehensive and post-secondary vocational-technical education and training is available at the campus of Jones Junior College in Ellisville, MS. The community college offers a number of terminal curricula prorams as well as preparatory curricula for further study in the field of vocational-technical-education. Students entering into the structured career opportunity curricula which have been developed to meet area employment needs are prepared for immediate employment upon completion of the program. Jones County Junior College also offers vocational technical training through adult night classes and is involved in the industrial start-up training program. This program provides a system through which an industry locating in Smith County may receive job specific training for its employees.
Education Profile Smith County, Mississippi
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT |
MISSISSIPPI |
SMITH COUNTY |
Percent of Population 25
years and over with: |
1990 |
2000 |
2003
estimates |
2000 |
| High School Degree or More |
64.3 |
72.9 |
81.2 |
70.8
(7,274 individuals) |
| Bachelors Degree of More |
14.7 |
16.9 |
19.3 |
9.1
(935 individuals)
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| 2003-2004 ACT SCORES MS |
| Mean ACT score for core course completers |
19.9 |
| Mean ACT score, all test takers |
18.7 |
Smith County Primary and Secondary Education
| SMITH COUNTY |
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| Expenditure per pupil: |
$5,591 |
| Mean ACT score for core course completers |
19.9 |
| Mean ACT score, all test takers |
18.4 |
| Pupil/Teacher Ratio |
16.53 |
| Student, grades 7-9, in career/tech program |
87% |
| Students, grades 10-12, in career tech program |
54% |
| Percent of teachers with advanced degrees |
53% |
Sources: U.S. Bureau of the Census, 2000; Mississippi Department of Education, 2002-2003 Report Card and other data (10/04)
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Smith County School District
County Office Building
Hwy 18
Raleigh, MS 39153
Phone: 601 782-4296
Fax: 601 782-9895
Mize Attendance Center
Highway 35 S
Mize, MS 39116
Phone: 601 733-2242
Fax: 601 733-2243
Raleigh High School
Rt 1 Box 500 Hwy 35S
Raleigh, MS 39153
Phone: 601 782-4261
Fax: 601 782-4359
Raleigh Elementary School
P O Box 189
Raleigh, MS 39153
Phone: 601 782-9507
Fax: 601 782-9501
Taylorsville High School
Hester Street
Taylorsville, MS 39168
Phone: 601 785-6942
Fax: 601 782-9977
Community Learning Center
Hwy 35S
Raleigh, MS 39153
Phone: 601 782-4792
Fax: 601 782-9895
Smith County Vocational Complex
Highway 35 S
Raleigh, MS 39153
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