📍 601 Hwy 61 North, PO BOX 510, Shaw, Bolivar County, 38773
McEvans School is a State/Public serving other age pupils, located in Shaw, Bolivar County. The school has 444 pupils enrolled. It is part of the West Bolivar Cons School Dist school district. It serves grades K–12. The school employs 39.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.2:1. 10% of students are proficient in reading. 3% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
McEvans School enrolls 444 students across grades K–12. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 39.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 95% Black or African American, 2.5% White and 1.8% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 424 | 95% |
| White | 11 | 2.5% |
| Two or more races | 8 | 1.8% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
444 of the school's 444 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 444 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
The school's NCES locale classification is Rural, Distant. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MS-2, state senate district 13, state house district 30.
McEvans School is one of 4 schools in West Bolivar Consolidated School District, based in ROSEDALE, Mississippi. The district serves 873 students district-wide and employs 83 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 444 students, McEvans School is larger than the district average of about 218 students per school.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant