Montgomery County School District

The Montgomery County School District was a public school district with its headquarters in Winona, Mississippi.
The district served rural areas of Montgomery County, Mississippi, including the towns of Duck Hill and Kilmichael. Small pieces of the Winona city limits extended into the district.
Effective July 1, 2018 the Montgomery County and Winona [Separate School District] consolidated into the Winona-Montgomery [Consolidated School District]. The consolidation was mandated by the Mississippi state government.

History

At one time the district allowed students residing there to transfer to other nearby school districts, including the Winona schools, schools in Grenada, and schools in French Camp. In 2001 the district ended that policy.
The district attempted to stop the merger with Winona schools with a restraining order in 2017.

Schools

At the time of closing:

Montgomery County High School - Kilmichael - Formerly Kilmicheal High School
Montgomery County Elementary School - Kilmichael - Formerly Kilmichael Elementary School
*At one time Kilmichael Elementary had 1,000 students. In 2001 it had 366 students.

Previous schools:
• Big Black Consildated High School - Kilmichael

Duck Hill High School - Duck Hill
Duck Hill Elementary School - Duck Hill - Formerly Duck Hill High School
* Circa 2001 it had around 100 students. At that time school district officials were considering closing it and moving the students to Kilmichael Elementary. Duck Hill residents stated opposition to the closure proposals.

Demographics

2006-07 school year

There were a total of 458 students enrolled in the Montgomery County School District during the 2006-2007 school year. The gender makeup of the district was 48% female and 52% male. The racial makeup of the district was 90.17% African American, 8.52% White, 1.09% Hispanic, and 0.22% Asian. 76.7% of the district's students were eligible to receive free lunch.