Editing Mathiston, Mississippi (section)

==Education==
Most of Mathiston is served by the [[Webster County School District (Mississippi)|Webster County School District]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st28_ms/schooldistrict_maps/c28155_webster/DC20SD_C28155.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Webster County, MS|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=2024-10-08}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st28_ms/schooldistrict_maps/c28155_webster/DC20SD_C28155_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref> The Choctaw County portion of Mathiston is served by the [[Choctaw County School District]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st28_ms/schooldistrict_maps/c28019_choctaw/DC20SD_C28019.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Choctaw County, MS|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=2024-10-08}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st28_ms/schooldistrict_maps/c28019_choctaw/DC20SD_C28019_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref>

Woodland Seminary opened in Mathiston in 1886.  It was renamed Bennett Academy in 1897, and then Wood College in 1936.  It closed in 2003.  The former campus is listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Mississippi|National Register of Historic Places]].<ref>{{cite web | title = Wood College | publisher = Millsaps College | url = http://www.millsaps.edu/library/library_cain_wood_college.php | accessdate = July 22, 2014 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131205205039/http://www.millsaps.edu/library/library_cain_wood_college.php | archive-date = December 5, 2013 | url-status = dead }}</ref>