The Sunflower County School District (SCSD) is a public school district with its headquarters in the Sunflower County Courthouse in Indianola, Mississippi, and the educational services building along U.S. Route 49 West in Indianola. The district serves most of Sunflower County, including the cities of Ruleville and Moorhead, the towns of Sunflower, Inverness, and Doddsville as well as the Sunflower County portion of Shaw. As of July 1, 2012, the Drew School District was consolidated into the Sunflower County district. The Drew school district's attendance boundary included Drew, Rome, and the employee residences of the Mississippi State Penitentiary (MSP, Parchman), located in an unincorporated area.
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