Of the 1,287 students enrolled in North Tippah School District in the 2023-24 school year, 85.4% were white, according to the Mississippi Department of Education.
This is a 0.5% decrease from the previous school year.
Among the three schools in the district, Falkner Attendance Center had the largest enrollment of white students in the 2023-24 school year.
A snapshot of North Tippah School District’s student body showed that 85.4% of students were white, 8.3% were Black, and 3.8% were multiracial.
North Tippah School District roughly covers three schools within Tippah County and has a main office in Walnut.
Mississippi’s schools, with an enrollment of 436,523 in the 2023-24 academic year, are mostly divided between two ethnicities, with Black or African American students being the largest racial group at 46.86%, followed by white students at 42.14%.
Students in the state showed a significant improvement in the 2022-23 academic year, demonstrating sustained progress in their post-pandemic recovery. Overall, 87% of schools and 91% of districts achieved a grade of C or better, compared to 81% of schools and 87% of districts in the prior year.
Results from the 2022-23 Mississippi Academic Assessment Program (MAAP) showed students reaching an all-time high in all core subjects. Students better performed on the Math and English portion of the test, achieving grades around 5% better than in the previous year.
| School | % Asian | % Black or African American | % Hispanic or Latino | % Multiracial | % White |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chalybeate Elementary School | 0% | 0% | 0% | 3.2% | 96.8% |
| Falkner Attendance Center | 0% | 9.9% | 2.3% | 5.1% | 82.7% |
| Walnut Attendance Center | 0% | 10.8% | 0% | 7.6% | 81.6% |
