s1nglewing Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 My understanding is that North Tippah won't be a thing until the 2027 season Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pancho Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 correct, 27-28 year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebel Bert Posted January 1 Author Share Posted January 1 15 hours ago, s1nglewing said: My understanding is that North Tippah won't be a thing until the 2027 season The numbers I listed are for this fall. Currently those numbers come from the current 8th thru 10th grades. These numbers will be for fall of 2026 for the 2027 season. For North Tippah it still has to be determined if they will play as a 3A team, independent team, or well I don't think they can play as Walnut and Falkner after 2026-27 season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pancho Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 surely they have a plan in place to combine the athletic teams and compete in a normal region in 3A. Yes, they will officially be north tippah for the 27-28 school year. It ain't rocket science but this is also a group which fought this consolidation for many years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebel Bert Posted January 2 Author Share Posted January 2 A website gave me these numbers for MHSAA private schools less OLA St Patrick 344 +28 4A St Stanislaus 170 way down going to 2A That gives 4A on 40 schools If OLA is down 3 students then both Belmont and Collins will move to 3A at 210. PCS 224 3A but -22 St Andrew's 224 -2 3A Sacred Heart 164 +3 remains 2A TCPS 130 1A MSMS (127) 1A French Camp 99 +7 1A 3A would go to 41 schools Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MSSportsGuy Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 I suspect North Tippah will turn in combined Walnut and Falkner numbers in fall 2026 with the plan to play as a combined school in Fall 2027. The numbers should shake out to be 3A even if it's on the smaller side. Some Falkner students will wind up in the South Tippah District at Ripley or Pine Grove as they are not the least bit happy about the consolidation. I don't have a dog in the race but consolidation between the two districts would make much, much more sense as it's a small county with a relatively poor population. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebel Bert Posted January 6 Author Share Posted January 6 1 hour ago, MSSportsGuy said: I suspect North Tippah will turn in combined Walnut and Falkner numbers in fall 2026 with the plan to play as a combined school in Fall 2027. The numbers should shake out to be 3A even if it's on the smaller side. Some Falkner students will wind up in the South Tippah District at Ripley or Pine Grove as they are not the least bit happy about the consolidation. I don't have a dog in the race but consolidation between the two districts would make much, much more sense as it's a small county with a relatively poor population. Agreed that some of these smaller counties need to consolidate and no real need for 3 superintendent offices in these smaller populated counties. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MSSportsGuy Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 44 minutes ago, Rebel Bert said: Agreed that some of these smaller counties need to consolidate and no real need for 3 superintendent offices in these smaller populated counties. I grew up in Northeast Mississippi and my county (next to Tippah) is the same way. We have two districts with different superintendents, boards, staff, tax rates, etc. It literally makes no sense beyond "well it's always been that way". There has to be more political will to change it and right now there doesn't seem to be despite prior comments from the governor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebel Bert Posted January 7 Author Share Posted January 7 3 hours ago, MSSportsGuy said: I grew up in Northeast Mississippi and my county (next to Tippah) is the same way. We have two districts with different superintendents, boards, staff, tax rates, etc. It literally makes no sense beyond "well it's always been that way". There has to be more political will to change it and right now there doesn't seem to be despite prior comments from the governor. I totally understand DeSoto, Lee, Hinds, Forrest, Lauderdale, Jones, Rankin, Madison Harrison having multiple districts and superintendents but the restoration the state needs to consolidate districts offices. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccbulldog Posted January 7 Share Posted January 7 28 minutes ago, Rebel Bert said: I totally understand DeSoto, Lee, Hinds, Forrest, Lauderdale, Jones, Rankin, Madison Harrison having multiple districts and superintendents but the restoration the state needs to consolidate districts offices. Jackson county too should have multiple Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebel Bert Posted January 7 Author Share Posted January 7 7 minutes ago, ccbulldog said: Jackson county too should have multiple I agree they probably should be on the list with some of the Delta counties. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebel Bert Posted January 7 Author Share Posted January 7 Caledonia 431 down to 4A 5A Region 1 1 Cleveland Central 632 6 Lafayette County 616 14 West Point 553 20 Pontotoc 508 21 Corinth 485 24 Tishomingo County 469 Region 2 2 Neshoba Central 631 4 New Hope 619 10 Columbus 569 13 Vicksburg 562 15 Holmes County 547 23 Greenwood 469 Region 3 3 Provine 623 9 Natchez 584 12 Florence 562 17 Laurel 539 18 Brookhaven 523 19 North Pike 516 Region 4 5 Gautier 617 dropping to 5A 7 Stone County 597 8 Wayne County 591 11 Vancleave 564 16 East Central 546 22 NE Jones 471 I guess you can switch Laurel and NE Jones if you choose to do so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chunky6617 Posted January 7 Share Posted January 7 12 hours ago, Rebel Bert said: I totally understand DeSoto, Lee, Hinds, Forrest, Lauderdale, Jones, Rankin, Madison Harrison having multiple districts and superintendents but the restoration the state needs to consolidate districts offices. No. Every county needs one district, that’s it. Desoto county only has one school district. It desoto county can fully operate and thrive with one school district, so can everybody else Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRadioGuy Posted January 7 Share Posted January 7 Rumor floating around that McAdams and Ethel could be consolidated starting for the 2027-2028 school year. But that's something that always goes around when relcassification comes up. Kinda like at some point, Leake County and Leake Central are gonna combine. But just thought I'd mention it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maroontide06 Posted January 7 Share Posted January 7 6 minutes ago, TheRadioGuy said: Rumor floating around that McAdams and Ethel could be consolidated starting for the 2027-2028 school year. But that's something that always goes around when relcassification comes up. Kinda like at some point, Leake County and Leake Central are gonna combine. But just thought I'd mention it. Is it a coincidence that both Leake County and Leake Central are the Gators and virtually have the same colors or was that by design? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maroontide06 Posted January 7 Share Posted January 7 I also realize that Carthage absorbed Thomastown & Edinburg, but why couldn't they just stay the Carthage Tigers? If the whole Leake County/Leake Central mascot and color thing was just a coincidence it makes it confusing as heck. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRadioGuy Posted January 7 Share Posted January 7 9 minutes ago, maroontide06 said: Is it a coincidence that both Leake County and Leake Central are the Gators and virtually have the same colors or was that by design? The story I was told was that the when consolidation happened, they let the students vote on mascot and colors. And somehow they miraculousy both settled on Gators and orange/black. Not only that, the initials of the school are all the same: LCHS, which made sense for Leake Central, but going from South Leake to Leake County didn't feel like it was needed. But yes, Most folks believe it was done with anticipation that at some point they would combine. And then you wouldn't have to do a complete rebrand. All the uniforms, helmets, logos, etc are all the same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MSSportsGuy Posted January 7 Share Posted January 7 2 hours ago, TheRadioGuy said: Rumor floating around that McAdams and Ethel could be consolidated starting for the 2027-2028 school year. Kinda like at some point, Leake County and Leake Central are gonna combine. I'd be surprised if Ethel and McAdams merge mainly because of the demographic differences between the two places. What would be better would be for Attala County and Kosciusko school districts to merge under a single administration while keeping the school sites open (at least for now). I suspect Leake County and Central merge sooner than later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebel Bert Posted January 7 Author Share Posted January 7 52 minutes ago, MSSportsGuy said: I'd be surprised if Ethel and McAdams merge mainly because of the demographic differences between the two places. What would be better would be for Attala County and Kosciusko school districts to merge under a single administration while keeping the school sites open (at least for now). I suspect Leake County and Central merge sooner than later. I see it happening for Leake County now that DMV no longer exists. No reason for folks to drive to Walnut Grove. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hasbeen67 Posted January 7 Share Posted January 7 I believe the court ruling that closed Edinburgh and Thomastown called for eventually one county-wide district. I thought it was supposed to happen within two-three years. There may have been discussion of the need for a new high school to accommodate the number of students. That may be the holdup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coachfball87 Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 On 1/7/2026 at 9:25 AM, maroontide06 said: I also realize that Carthage absorbed Thomastown & Edinburg, but why couldn't they just stay the Carthage Tigers? If the whole Leake County/Leake Central mascot and color thing was just a coincidence it makes it confusing as heck. Students voted between orange and black gators and silver and black patriots. When they changed in 2011 there was a “5 year plan” for a new campus and consolidation. But we are 10 years past the plan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pancho Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 (edited) any guess on what the north 4A regions will look like if corinth and greenwood both go to 5A and caledonia comes back down to 4A and rosa fort and byhalia both go down to 3A and booneville comes up to 4A from 3A? Edited January 12 by pancho Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebel Bert Posted January 13 Author Share Posted January 13 12 hours ago, pancho said: any guess on what the north 4A regions will look like if corinth and greenwood both go to 5A and caledonia comes back down to 4A and rosa fort and byhalia both go down to 3A and booneville comes up to 4A from 3A? Just a possibility: Region 1 Booneville Itawamba Ripley Senatobia Tishomingo Region 2 Amory New Albany N Pontotoc S Pontotoc Shannon Region 3 Clarksdale Gentry Houston or Lanier Kosciusko or Raymond Yazoo City Region 4 Caledonia Louisville Houston or NE Lauderdale Kosciusko or W Lauderdale Choctaw Central or Leake Central Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebel Bert Posted January 15 Author Share Posted January 15 On 1/7/2026 at 9:06 AM, TheRadioGuy said: Rumor floating around that McAdams and Ethel could be consolidated starting for the 2027-2028 school year. But that's something that always goes around when relcassification comes up. Kinda like at some point, Leake County and Leake Central are gonna combine. But just thought I'd mention it. Attala County up to 2A Leake Central up to 5A Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebel Bert Posted January 15 Author Share Posted January 15 the1-Less than 1500 students in a district with multiple schools consolidate the schools or consolidate the counties. 82 is too many counties. 2-Counties with less than 3500 students and multiple districts then consolidate the district offices. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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