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.
In 2012 the Mississippi Legislature passed a bill that required five school districts in Bolivar County to consolidate into two larger ones.
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.
[6] 95.2% of the district's students were eligible to receive free lunch.