Of the 3,773 students enrolled in Tippah County schools in 2023-24 school year, 69.4% were white, according to the Mississippi Department of Education. This was the most represented ethnicity among Tippah County students.
This is a 1.3% decrease from the previous school year.
Countywide, Pine Grove High School had the largest enrollment of white students in the 2023-24 school year.
A snapshot of Tippah County schools showed that 69.4% of the students were white, 15.8% were Black or African American, 8.2% were Hispanic or Latino and 3.9% were multiracial.
There are eight schools within Tippah County.
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 % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pine Grove High School | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 97.4% |
| Ripley Elementary School | 0% | 24.5% | 17.1% | 0% | 49.2% |
| Falkner Attendance Center | 0% | 9.9% | 2.3% | 5.1% | 82.7% |
| Ripley High School | 0% | 27.7% | 16.5% | 6.9% | 48.5% |
| Walnut Attendance Center | 0% | 10.8% | 0% | 4.1% | 81.6% |
| Ripley Middle School | 0% | 23.7% | 15.4% | 8.9% | 51.4% |
| Blue Mountain High School | 0% | 31% | 13.5% | 7.9% | 47.5% |
| Chalybeate Elementary School | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 96.8% |
