Total enrollment
873
-142 (-14%) vs SY 2020-21
6 schools in West Bolivar Consolidated School District
Mississippi · 873 students · 3 cities
Public K-12 enrollment in West Bolivar Consolidated School District totals about 873 students across 6 schools (an average of 146 students per school).
4-year change in West Bolivar Consolidated School District
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
4
+1 (+33%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How West Bolivar Consolidated School District ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Mississippi | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.4% | #122 of 126 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 873 | #120 of 136 | #7,454 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 4 | #94 of 136 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.8:1 | #17 of 136 | #1,863 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 99.3% | #42 of 135 | #253 of 8,164 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside West Bolivar Consolidated School District
State test results across the district's 4 scored schools run from West Bolivar High School at 38.1% proficient to Shaw High School at 24.9%, a gap of 13.2 points. That is the 70th widest gap among 92 Mississippi districts with four or more scored schools.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Bolivar Elementary | Rosedale | Elementary | KG-06 | 242 |
| West Bolivar High School | Rosedale | High | 07-12 | 227 |
| McEvans Elementary School | Shaw | Elementary | KG-06 | 204 |
| Shaw High School | Shaw | High | 07-12 | 200 |
| JOE BARNES VOCATIONAL CENTER | Rosedale | High | 09-12 | 0 |
| MCEVANS SCHOOL | Shaw | Combined | M-M | · |
About West Bolivar Consolidated School District
Across 6 schools, West Bolivar Consolidated School District instructs about 873 students in Mississippi. By footprint it is a rural-scale district.
For a sense of the school types, West Bolivar Consolidated School District comprises 2 elementary, 3 high schools, and 1 combined or other.
Average enrollment per school in West Bolivar Consolidated School District is about 146, meaningfully below the Mississippi average of roughly 498.
Trend over the past 4 years. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment contracted 14%: 1,015 students in SY 2020-21 versus 873 in SY 2024-25. The school count climbed from 3 to 4 across the same 4-year window.
On this page, the community for West Bolivar Consolidated School District discusses open enrollment windows, redistricting talk, and busing logistics. Members of the local community share what they see day-to-day.