Clay county

1Head Start

Center

children ages 3 & 4

568

excel by 5community

1

EDUCATION

ACCOUNTABILITY STATUS

TOTAL DISTRICTENROLLMENT

C

Clay

CHRONICABSENTEEISM(missed > 10% SY)

15.8%

SCHOOL DISTRICT POVERTY

K-READINESS*

36.9%

508

165

16

29

PUBLIC PRESCHOOLENROLLMENT

KINDERGARTENENROLLMENT

ACCOUNTABILITY STATUS

TOTAL DISTRICTENROLLMENT

D

West Point

CHRONICABSENTEEISM(missed > 10% SY)

19.9%

SCHOOL DISTRICT POVERTY

K-READINESS*

37.5%

502

3,235

82

274

PUBLIC PRESCHOOLENROLLMENT

KINDERGARTENENROLLMENT

3RD GRADE LITERACY

DEMOGRAPHICS

MOTHERS WITH HIGH SCHOOLDIPLOMA

83.8%

7.1%

NO PARENT EMPLOYED

235

TOTALBIRTHS

58.4%BLACK

31%

POVERTYALL AGES

59.2%

CHILDREN IN SINGLE-PARENTFAMILIES

20,539

TOTALPOPULATION

39.7%WHITE

West PointMississippi

Clay

80%

70%

60%

50%

40%

30%

20%

10%

0%2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

3rd Grade MCT2Language Arts

7licensed childcare facilities

0early learningcollaborative

locations

proficient and advanced

* Kindergarten Readiness AssessmentMDE Benchmark = 530

State Average = 501

by public school district2013/2014 SY

West Point School District

47.7%CHILDRENIN POVERTY

2013/2014 DataSocial Science Research Center

Mississippi State Universitywww.kidscount.ssrc.msstate.edu