Superintendent of Education
NESHOBA COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Superintendent of Education
Mr. Tommy L. Dearing
P.O. Box 338
Philadelphia, Mississippi 39350
Phone 601-656-3752
Fax 601-656-3789
Web Site: www.neshobacentral.com
Neshoba County Board of Education
District One-- Alisa Burks
District Two- Davis Fulton
District Three-Jerry Brantley (Vice-President)
District Four- Cyndia W. Weldy (Secretary)
District Five- Jewel E. Parks ( President)
Attorney- Robert L. Thomas
The mission of the Neshoba County School District is to provide students with a quality educational experience that reflects the values, needs and ambitions of our community and enables each student to succeed personally.
We are fortunate to live in a County in which board members, administrators, teachers, parents, students and community leaders come together to ensure that we continue providing an outstanding education for our future leaders.
Our board and administration are here to serve the students, parents, administration and community leaders throughout our great County. The Neshoba County Schools are on Golf Course Road and St. Francis Drive just off East Main Street.
The Neshoba County Public School District serves 3,216 students in grades pre-kindergarten
through 12th. The district consists of Neshoba Central Pre-K, Neshoba Central Elementary, Neshoba Central Middle, and Neshoba Central High School.
Deirdre Maxie is The Assistant Superintendent/Federal Programs and can be reached at 601-656-4484.
Michael Thomas is The Transportation Director and Athletic Director and can be reached at 601-656-7471.
Mendy Bowen is The Assistant Superintendent in charge of Special Programs and can be reached at 601-656-7328.
Beth Jackson is The Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum and can be reached at 601-663-4400.
Sandy Davidson is the District Test Coordinator and Middle School Academic Advisor and can be reached at 601-662-4400
Gail Clark Breazeale is the District Food Service Coordinator and can be reached at 601-656-2150.
Neshoba Central Pre-K School
580 Main Street
Philadelphia, Mississippi 39350
Phone 601-656-4484
Fax 601-650-9882
The Pre-K school consists of 4-year-old students in two classrooms with an enrollment of 40. The curriculum is set by the State Department of Education with pre-school benchmarks and objectives. All day classes are taught by two certified teachers and two assistant teachers.
Neshoba Central Elementary School
1002 St. Francis Drive
Philadelphia, Mississippi 39350
Phone 601-656-3481
Fax 601-656-9922
Dr. Ken Barron is the Neshoba Central Elementary School Pincipal. Assistant Principals are LaMonica Calloway and LaShon Horne.The elementary school consists of grades kindergarten through fifth with an enrollment of 1,582. The school has a Academic Watch Accreditation Rating; Gifted student program in second grade through fifth grade; Accelerated Reading Program; Accelerated Math Program; Shared and Guided Reading Program; Extensive Training in Learning Styles Student Models; Character Education; Parent Teacher Organization; and school website.
Neshoba Central Middle School
1000 St. Francis Drive
Philadelphia, Ms 39350
Phone 601-656-4636
Fax 601-389-2989
John Bowen is the Neshoba Central Middle School Principal. The assistant principal is Tommy Holland. The middle school consists of grades six through eight, with an enrollment of 757. The school has a High Performing Accreditation; Gifted student program in sixth through eighth grades; Accelerated Reading and Math Programs; Integrated Science Curriculum; school newspaper; Parent Teacher Organization; art; band; chorus; general music; eighth grade Discovery Computer Lab; Bible Club; BETA Club; Future Educators of America Club; Student Council; Tobacco Education Program; and school website.
Neshoba Central High School
1125 Golf Course Road
Philadelphia, Mississippi 39350
Phone 601-656-3391
Fax 601-656-1588
Joey Blount is the Neshoba Central High School Principal. Assistant principals are Tommy Dearing and Jimmy Buchanan. The high school includes grades nine through twelve with an enrollment of 877. The school has a Successful Accreditation; Gifted student program; Accelerated Reading and Math Programs; 150 member band; vast array of clubs; school-wide annual staff; school website; athletic program consists of boys and girls basketball grades 7-12; boys and girls soccer, football grades 7-12; slow pitch and fast pitch softball; tennis; golf; track; cross-country track; power lifting; choir; and a Naval Junior Reserve Officer Training Corp.
Parent Resource Center
580 Main Street
Philadelphia, Mississippi 39350
Phone 601-656-4484
Fax 601-650-9882
The center offers resources (books, tapes, educational games, CDs, videos, worksheets, etc.) and parent training for helping students with homework, classroom assignments, research, etc.