Newton County School District

The Newton County School District is a public school district based in Decatur, Mississippi (USA).

In addition to Decatur, the district also serves the towns of Hickory, Chunky, Little Rock, the community of Conehatta, and much of the Newton County portion of Lake.

Schools

 * Newton County High School
 * Newton County Elementary School

2006-07 school year
There were a total of 7000 students enrolled in the Newton County School District during the 2006–2007 school year. The gender makeup of the district was 47% female and 53% male. The racial makeup of the district was 23.88% African American, 72.00% White, 2.54% Native American, 1.32% Hispanic, and 0.26% Asian. 38.2% of the district's students were eligible to receive free lunch.