2027-2029 Reclassification

[maroontide06]

7 minutes ago, coastfootballfanman said:

It is honestly the worst part of living in OS in my opinion. I have not personally had to deal with it, but I have plenty of friends and know others that have. There is a LOT of sweeping under the rug by the schools in the district to keep things under wraps to protect the crystal clear image the district portrays. The city itself is honestly the same way. 

Bullying in Ocean Springs?  Granted I haven't heard of this before because I'm not familiar with the area at all, but where do you think it stems from?

[coastfootballfanman]

5 minutes ago, maroontide06 said:

Bullying in Ocean Springs?  Granted I haven't heard of this before because I'm not familiar with the area at all, but where do you think it stems from?

There is a certain arrogance in Ocean Springs that many, many residents have. There have been many incidents I have heard of dealing with bullying that never results in real consequences. It typically just ends with a meeting and it is over to the school. However, many times it continues to happen and the school pretends it is not going on anymore. There have been a few suicides sadly of students in the district over the past few years linked directly to bullying. 

 

Full disclosure, I do not really enjoy living here, and did not want to move here. However, "Happy Wife, Happy Life". LOL. It is a beautiful city, and I get why people would want to move here. However, to me, it is a fake aura that I am not overly enthused about. 

[Greyhoundtransplant]

10 hours ago, slicklizard said:

Man that's eye opening. Where does those kids up towards Latimer go to school at, ?  I've ben looking at moving just north of there and it looks to be over flowing.

 

I was in OS  the other day and thought they are going to have to expand the school system because people were everywhere ,

They just redrew those districts due to the new housing developments. It would either be St Martin or Vancleave. 

[Rebel Bert]

9 hours ago, pancho said:

I am aware of that.  quite a few schools are reporting lower number in their 9-11 totals .

Mooreville was 341 last October so there is a chance they can be 3A with a lower #>

[Rebel Bert]

10 hours ago, pancho said:

I am aware of that.  quite a few schools are reporting lower number in their 9-11 totals .

Mooreville was 341 last October so there is a chance they can be 3A with a lower #>

[Rebel Bert]

What percentage of schools are turning in smaller numbers? I really do think we have the following problems:

1 Home Schooling explosion

2 Drop outs are increasing 

3 Transfering to MAIS or out of state

4 Church schools explosion 

The reasons:

1 Politics 

2 Woke ideals or life styles

 

[Chunky6617]

I heard that Heidelberg turned in 3A numbers and that Raleigh turned in 2A numbers. 

[pancho]

11 hours ago, Rebel Bert said:

Mooreville was 341 last October so there is a chance they can be 3A with a lower #>

I hear you man. Rioley , byhalia and rosa fort all had lower figures than mooreville last time and all 3 have lower figures currently. Is it possible that all 4 schools mentioned here could drop to 3A? If so, that would a shift of large proportion. 

[Chunky6617]

Now I am hearing Raleigh is still 3A. Tville supposedly had higher numbers than expected and will be a bigger 1A 

[maroontide06]

56 minutes ago, Chunky6617 said:

Now I am hearing Raleigh is still 3A. Tville supposedly had higher numbers than expected and will be a bigger 1A 

Just consolidate Mize, Raleigh, and Taylorsville into Smith County and make the 1A, 2A, and 3A irrelevant.  Makes sense to me.  Heck if Warren County could do it in the 1960s, surely Smith County can do it in 2026.

[FBdude]

1 minute ago, maroontide06 said:

Just consolidate Mize, Raleigh, and Taylorsville into Smith County and make the 1A, 2A, and 3A irrelevant.  Makes sense to me.  Heck if Warren County could do it in the 1960s, surely Smith County can do it in 2026.

You going to make Chunky mad 

[maroontide06]

1 minute ago, FBdude said:

You going to make Chunky mad 

It’s a valid point.  Warren County did it in 1965 and back then it was 1st thru 12th grade public academies and they did it way back then.

[Chunky6617]

1 hour ago, maroontide06 said:

Just consolidate Mize, Raleigh, and Taylorsville into Smith County and make the 1A, 2A, and 3A irrelevant.  Makes sense to me.  Heck if Warren County could do it in the 1960s, surely Smith County can do it in 2026.

Absolutely not. Not happening. You may one day see Taylorsville split two ways into mize and Raleigh, but county consolidation is not happening anytime soon. 

[Rebel Bert]

2 hours ago, Chunky6617 said:

Absolutely not. Not happening. You may one day see Taylorsville split two ways into mize and Raleigh, but county consolidation is not happening anytime soon. 

School board will have to be forced into it. So far there has been no discussion of it at a board meeting in 25 years. In the late 90s they were going to build the Raleigh School north of town. All had it planned out and ready to bully the land just south of Shongelo on 35. The president of the board Ates wouldn't have it that way. It would have ideal to build a new school along 28 between Mize and Taylorsville. So politics would not go for it. The legislature will have to force it or Taylorsville will have to be way down below a 100 kids in high school.

[Rebel Bert]

3 hours ago, maroontide06 said:

Just consolidate Mize, Raleigh, and Taylorsville into Smith County and make the 1A, 2A, and 3A irrelevant.  Makes sense to me.  Heck if Warren County could do it in the 1960s, surely Smith County can do it in 2026.

5A or 6A then and some of yall in Hattiesburg and Brandon will get mad.

[Rebel Bert]

2 hours ago, Chunky6617 said:

Absolutely not. Not happening. You may one day see Taylorsville split two ways into mize and Raleigh, but county consolidation is not happening anytime soon. 

That's a weird drawn line starting on Simpson County line moving east across 35 across 37 rolling north and letting  Mineral  Springs go to Taylorsville  then crossing the Leaf River a weird big zag in there and part of New Home goes to Raleigh  along 531. Taylorsville  and Mize are basically split appx 20 to 25 % each and Raleigh gets 50 to 60% of the county but can't extend the city limits north or east west due to National Forest Boundary. 

[Rebel Bert]

3 hours ago, maroontide06 said:

It’s a valid point.  Warren County did it in 1965 and back then it was 1st thru 12th grade public academies and they did it way back then.

Smith County did it in 68. You had the Polkville Panthers, White Oak Eagles who played football in the 40s, Burns, Sardis, Pleasant Hill Cagers, Sylvarena, and Pineville. I don't know about any schools in the south half other than Mize and Taylorsville. 

[Rebel Bert]

19 hours ago, Chunky6617 said:

I heard that Heidelberg turned in 3A numbers and that Raleigh turned in 2A numbers. 

Heidelberg had to turn in some juniors who failed or at least 100 moved in to the district. Maybe that is why Quitman  is continuing to drop in numbers. Wayne County maybe.

[maroontide06]

4 hours ago, Chunky6617 said:

Absolutely not. Not happening. You may one day see Taylorsville split two ways into mize and Raleigh, but county consolidation is not happening anytime soon. 

Lying to yourself ain’t gonna solve anything.  Is Smith County projected to grow by leaps and bounds over the next 15-20 years?  What economic engine is projected to feed Mize, Taylorsville, and Raleigh over the next 15-20 years?  Last time I checked, Smith County was pretty rural.  If you can get something in Smith County that allows all 3 of those communities to grow and prosper, you can grow those schools individually.  But what do you do if all 3 communities shrink within the next 15-20 years?  I realize pride is a big thing, but if you truly do care about the future of Smith County then building a brand new school that the whole county can use and enjoy doesn’t sound too bad.  Put it in a neutral location.  I’m sure there’s options out there for that.  Ask yourself this question.  If Smith County doesn’t grow, what can be done to make things better?

[Rebel Bert]

22 minutes ago, maroontide06 said:

Lying to yourself ain’t gonna solve anything.  Is Smith County projected to grow by leaps and bounds over the next 15-20 years?  What economic engine is projected to feed Mize, Taylorsville, and Raleigh over the next 15-20 years?  Last time I checked, Smith County was pretty rural.  If you can get something in Smith County that allows all 3 of those communities to grow and prosper, you can grow those schools individually.  But what do you do if all 3 communities shrink within the next 15-20 years?  I realize pride is a big thing, but if you truly do care about the future of Smith County then building a brand new school that the whole county can use and enjoy doesn’t sound too bad.  Put it in a neutral location.  I’m sure there’s options out there for that.  Ask yourself this question.  If Smith County doesn’t grow, what can be done to make things better?

They will simply consolidate into one school at Raleigh.  They never do the right thing in Smith County. They don't want industry in Raleigh. That's why everyone works out of county.

[Rebel Bert]

On 9/18/2026 at 11:16 PM, Chunky6617 said:

I heard that Heidelberg turned in 3A numbers and that Raleigh turned in 2A numbers. 

Heidelberg  2025 had 8th-10th grades had 150. The smallest 3A Strayhorn had 214. A whole class had to fail the eleventh  grade or eighth grade be promoted or some combination or percentage per class.

[Rebel Bert]

10 hours ago, maroontide06 said:

Lying to yourself ain’t gonna solve anything.  Is Smith County projected to grow by leaps and bounds over the next 15-20 years?  What economic engine is projected to feed Mize, Taylorsville, and Raleigh over the next 15-20 years?  Last time I checked, Smith County was pretty rural.  If you can get something in Smith County that allows all 3 of those communities to grow and prosper, you can grow those schools individually.  But what do you do if all 3 communities shrink within the next 15-20 years?  I realize pride is a big thing, but if you truly do care about the future of Smith County then building a brand new school that the whole county can use and enjoy doesn’t sound too bad.  Put it in a neutral location.  I’m sure there’s options out there for that.  Ask yourself this question.  If Smith County doesn’t grow, what can be done to make things better?

You have to understand Smith County to understand Smith County. They will never consolidate even if all 3 schools are 1A. 

[Chunky6617]

11 hours ago, maroontide06 said:

Lying to yourself ain’t gonna solve anything.  Is Smith County projected to grow by leaps and bounds over the next 15-20 years?  What economic engine is projected to feed Mize, Taylorsville, and Raleigh over the next 15-20 years?  Last time I checked, Smith County was pretty rural.  If you can get something in Smith County that allows all 3 of those communities to grow and prosper, you can grow those schools individually.  But what do you do if all 3 communities shrink within the next 15-20 years?  I realize pride is a big thing, but if you truly do care about the future of Smith County then building a brand new school that the whole county can use and enjoy doesn’t sound too bad.  Put it in a neutral location.  I’m sure there’s options out there for that.  Ask yourself this question.  If Smith County doesn’t grow, what can be done to make things better?

Mize and Raleigh ain’t shrinking buddy. Heck mize is trying to keep people out because everybody wants to send their kids to school here. The only school that’s declining is Tville, which ironically is where the local industry has always been. People have talked about consolidating smith county schools for over 30 years. They even built Raleigh high school in a central location just for that reason in the mid 90’s. Unless the schools start struggling academically, and getting smaller in size, it’s not gonna happen. And while Tville has been struggling, Mize and Raleigh are not. Mize is considered one of the best schools in the entire state of Mississippi. You may eventually see Raleigh and Mize both absorb Tville, but you aren’t gonna see one central school anytime soon. 

[Rebel Bert]

Any more rumors especially the south. Right now I am looking at 16 3A schools in the south. I am adding Clarkdale, Sacred Heart(multiplier), and Lake. It's possible Mendenhall and Richland may drop to 3A. That's 13 schools sitting close to Region 5 and 6. 1 is probably going replace St Andrew's moving up because of the multiplier.  Quite possibly Seminary and JDC move to Region 8. Quite possibly 1 moves north or 1 moves from north to South aka Noxubee, Louisville,  or Yazoo County.

[Chunky6617]

Mize turned in 174. Solid 2A