The Shaw School District was a public school district based in Shaw, Mississippi (USA). The district served the Bolivar County portion of the city; the small portion of the city that lies in Sunflower County was and is served by the Sunflower County School District. On July 1, 2014, the Shaw School District was consolidated into the West Bolivar Consolidated School District. The district served Shaw and Skene. The district operated two schools, Shaw High School and McEvans School (elementary-middle school). History In 2012 the Mississippi Legislature passed a bill that required five school districts in Bolivar County to consolidate into two larger ones. On July 1, 2014, the Shaw School District was consolidated into the West Bolivar Consolidated School District. Demographics The district had about 960 students sometime before or in 2003. 2006-07 school year There were a total of 668 students enrolled in the Shaw School District during the 2006-2007 school year. The gender makeup of the district was 50% female and 50% male. The racial makeup of the district was 98.65% African American, 0.60% White, and 0.75% Hispanic. 95.2% of the district's students were eligible to receive free lunch. Previous school years Accountability statistics See also List of school districts in Mississippi References Further reading Map of Bolivar County School Districts as of 2010 - U.S. Census Bureau Legislation from the Mississippi Legislature requiring the Bolivar County school district consolidations Ruling from the U.S. Department of Justice about the Bolivar County school district consolidations External links (shawschools.k12.ms.us) (www2.mde.k12.ms.us/0615 Education in Bolivar County, Mississippi Former school districts in Mississippi 2014 disestablishments in Mississippi School districts disestablished in 2014