Of the 2,486 students enrolled in South Tippah School District in the 2023-24 school year, 61.1% were white, according to the Mississippi Department of Education.
This is a 1.2% decrease from the previous school year.
Among the five schools in the district, Pine Grove High School had the largest enrollment of white students in the 2023-24 school year.
A snapshot of South Tippah School District’s student body showed that 61.1% of students were white, 19.8% were Black, 12.4% were Hispanic, and 6.4% were multiracial.
South Tippah School District roughly covers five schools within Tippah County and has a main office in Ripley.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Mountain High School | 0% | 31.0% | 13.5% | 8.0% | 47.5% |
| Pine Grove High School | 0% | 0% | 0% | 2.6% | 97.4% |
| Ripley Elementary School | 0% | 24.5% | 17.1% | 9.2% | 49.2% |
| Ripley High School | 0% | 27.7% | 16.5% | 7.3% | 48.5% |
| Ripley Middle School | 0% | 23.7% | 15.4% | 9.5% | 51.4% |
