Choctaw Tribal School System

The Choctaw Tribal School System is a school system based in the community of Choctaw, Mississippi (US). An entity operated by the federally recognized Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians,[1] the district consists of eight schools in three counties: Neshoba, Leake, and Newton. It has a total enrollment of 1,700 to 1,800 students.[2] It is the largest unified and locally controlled Indian school system in the United States.[3] It is affiliated with the Bureau of Indian Education (BIE).[4] The current Director of Schools is Mr. Terry Ben.[1]

All eight schools are Title I schools with a majority of students being bilingual, speaking both Choctaw and English.[5]

The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school system and its schools as public.[6]

  1. ^ a b "Choctaw Tribal Schools". September 5, 2007. Archived from the original on September 10, 2007. Retrieved September 13, 2007.
  2. ^ "Education". Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians. Archived from the original on August 4, 2007. Retrieved September 13, 2007.
  3. ^ "Choctaw Tribal Schools". Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians. Archived from the original on June 10, 2007. Retrieved September 13, 2007.
  4. ^ "Choctaw Central High School". Bureau of Indian Education. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
  5. ^ "Choctaw Tribal School District, Choctaw, Mississippi". Center for Civic Education. Retrieved September 13, 2007.
  6. ^ "Choctaw Central Middle School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved July 19, 2021.