Rebel Bert

1 Presure for some districts to go ahead and consolidate from 3 or 4 small schools into one without legislature involvement. This will probably happen over time. 2 A few districts will be listed in a bill filed by the committee in Jackson. Time will tell if it makes it to the governor's desk. It could be schools ir multiple superintendent offices in a county.

Based on the multiplier along with the numbers reported to MDE for October 2025 along with US News and World Report numbers for private schools reported here is the projected Reclassification beginning with 4A followed by 3A, 2A, 1A. 4A NE Jones 471 Tishomingo County 469 Sumrall 466 Lanier 457 Purvis 451 New Albany 447 Itawamba AHS 444 Poplarville 438 Caledonia 431 McComb 430 Choctaw Central 425 *OLA 424 North Pontotoc 423 Kosciusko 410 Yazoo City 409 Pass Christian 401 NE Lauderdale 397 Senatobia 392 Lawrence County 388 Morton 384 FCAHS 371 Gentry 370 Clarksdale 369 Houston 366 Greene County 363 Columbia 358 Raymond 356 South Pontotoc 356 Newton County 353 Bay St Louis 352 Moss Point 343 South Pike 342 St Stanislaus 340 St Andrew's 339 PCS 336 Forest 343 Mendenhall 332 Richland 332 3A Amory 331 Louisville 324 Ripley 324 Booneville 319 Byhalia 310 Alcorn Central 309 Noxubee County 294 Seminary 288 Rosa Fort 285 SE Lauderdale 285 Hazlehurst 283 Kossuth 281 JDC 280 Yazoo County 280 Crystal Springs 279 Quitman 277 West Marion 274 Humphreys County 273 Franklin County 265 Tylertown 263 Magee 260 North Tippah 259 Choctaw County 259 Pisgah 256 Resurrection 256 Independence 252 Coahoma County 251 Raleigh 250 Mclaurin 249 Winona 246 Jefferson County 243 Port Gipson 241 North Panola 240 Nettleton 236 O'Bannon 227 Mantatchie 221 Union 221 Lake 217 Sacred Heart 216 Strayhorn 214 2A Clarkdale 213 *New Site 211 Belmont 210 Collins 210 Water Valley 205 Wesson 205 Amite County 204 Holly Springs 204 Scott Central 200 Aberdeen 199 Thomas Edwards 198 Hatley 198 North Side 191 TCPS 190.5 Enterprise Clarke 189 Eupora 189 East Union 188 Kemper County 186 Bogue Chitto 185 MS Palmer 185 Mize 183 Charleston 179 Loyd Star 178 Pelahatchie 177 Newton 176 Perry Central 176 East Webster 175 Puckett 174 Bruce 174 North Forrest 170 Enterprise LIncoln 167 Vardaman 167 Baldwin 164 Riverside 161 Bay Springs 159 Wilkinson County 158 Myrtle 156 HW Byers 151 Heidelberg 150 Philadelphia 149 1A East Marion 146 Pine Grove 145 JZ George 144 West Lincoln 143 Leland 141 Stringer 140 French Camp 138 South Delta 137 Sebastopol 136 Velma Jackson 133 Biggersville 132 Potts Camp 130 Okolona 129 Lumberton 128 *MSMS 127 Richton 127 Calhoun City 126 Hamilton 124 Smithville 123 *West Union 123 West Tallahatchie 122 Taylorsville 120 Salem 118 *Wheeler 116 Ethel 114 Nanih Waiya 114 West Bolivar 114 *Ingomar 113 Simmons 111 Ashland 110 Noxapater 105 Shaw 97 McAdams 88 West Lowndes 88 *Hickory Flat 84 *Thrasher 84 *Houlka 80 Coffeeville 78 *Jumpertown 76 Mt Olive 69 *Tremont 68 *Blue Mountain 57 *Piney Woods MSD *Non Football

63 schools under 1,000 students 7 schools 1001-1100 students Port Gipson, Raleigh, Water Valley, Winona, North Pontotoc, Pisgah, North Panola 3A: West Marion, Holly Springs, North Panola, Union, McLaurin, Nettleton 2A: Bay Springs, Amite County, Wesson, Collins, Heidelberg, Enterprise Clarke, Clarkdale, Bogue Chitto, Loyd Star, West Lincoln, East Marion, Baldwyn, Bruce, JZ George, Charleston, Kemper County, Lake, Scott Central, East Union, East Webster, Eupora, Wilkinson County, Hatley, Newton, Perry Central, Philadelphia, Pelahatchie, Puckett, Richton, New Site 37 are 1A Seminary is 1147

NIL or should I say the College Sporfs Commission is slow a approval of NUL funding. Today 2 athletes at USC and Stanford files suit against all involved including the NCAA, conferences, commissioners, etc. These lawyers are out here to get rich now. Legally all you have to do is transfer by moving the family to another school district.

The chairman of the education committee is a big time Starkville Academy person. He should be removed from the committee.

Now they Asst Supt of this, for that, and for other. Like 7 or 8 Asst Superintendents in Rankin County.

I can honestly say I counted 36 schools right at or below 1,000 students. I got to the end of middle of the alphabet let's say M. I skipped down and got Smith Counties numbers PK to 12 th grades. I think many of those districts that the committee is looking at have to be under performing or multiple underperformed per county such as East and West Jasper. 2 Districts with all 3 schools under 1,000 students. Bay Springs 791, Heidelberg 713, Stringer 592. All 4 of Lincoln County schools are under 1,000 but are good performing schools ranging from 727 down to 630. Wesson has 810 but would you force CopiahvCounty Schools to consolidate with Hazlehurst City Schools. I really do think they are going after some of the Delta Counties amounting to about 25 to 30%. Then a few in the NE. Smith County may be on the list since Raleigh has 1128, Mize 808, and Taylorsville 514. We will wait and see how the bill is written. At some point you need to downsize state government as well.

I am going to say there are more than 34 schools at are around 1,000 students. Mt Olive people will fight it all the way until building crumbles. You can’t blame them. I wonder if the legislature is doing this to scare a few more school districts to consolidate.

Their trying to come to Raleigh too. Just tells me there a problems.

Honestly Mize will probably draw some of the Mt Olive students who moved into the area as a means to avoid Collins. I do believe closing Taylorsville will be a last resort by Smith County to even discuss the closure of schools. Raleigh was only built for 750 students. If both high schools moved to Raleigh a new Junior high wing will have to be built or move it back to the elementary. Then keep Mize and Taylorsville at PreK thru 8th.

They have Nanih Waiya, Connehatta, Bogue Chitto, and Bogue Hommo off the top of my head.

Mize is around 850 PK-12 if I am reading correctly according to US News and World Report. I am having trouble pulling up MDE numbers. My guess is you close Taylorsville High and split the students mostly to Mize to put Mize over the 1000 mark.

That leaves 203 schools: 6 Classes 5 Classes 6A 24. XX 5A 24. 32 4A 32. 32 3A 32. 40 2A 40. 48 1A 51. 51

The legislative committee met Thursday with discussion of consolidation of districts or schools due to lower enrollment. Their target is 27 known schools under 1,000 students in PreK thru 12th grades. An additional 7 schools just over 1,000 students. All i can say is good by Mt Olive among others. Anyone have names of those 34? It's obvious this will force MHSAA to go back to 5 or 6 classes? Or start recruiting schools!!

Boarding schools are doubled. I somehow want to say they are plenty of Choctaw around Philadelphia that many lived with parents.