This is a 2.2% increase over the previous school year.
Tupelo High School had the highest enrollment in the district with 2,030 students.
A snapshot of Tupelo Public School District schools showed 52.1% of students were Black, 33.4% were white, 5.3% were Hispanic, 4.9% were multiracial, and 1.2% Asian.
Tupelo Public School District roughly covers 12 schools within Jefferson Davis County and has a main office in Bassfield.
Mississippi has continually struggled with public education. The most recent Report Card on American Education, from a right-leaning think tank, gave the state a C-. This is consistent with ratings stretching back nearly a decade.
The nonpartisan Education Week also ranked Mississippi schools as C- in their most recent analysis.
| School | Asian Enrollment % | Black or African American % | Hispanic of Latino % | Multiracial % | White % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carver Elementary School | 0% | 55.7% | 0% | 12.0% | 32.3% |
| Early Childhood Education Center | 0% | 52.1% | 0% | 14.9% | 33.0% |
| Joyner Elementary School | 0% | 50.8% | 0% | 17.4% | 31.8% |
| Lawhon Elementary School | 5.0% | 51.7% | 5.1% | 3.2% | 35.0% |
| Lawndale Elementary School | 0% | 61.0% | 8.7% | 5.5% | 24.8% |
| Milam Elementary School | 2.5% | 51.8% | 4.8% | 8.5% | 32.4% |
| Parkway Elementary School | 0% | 54.5% | 0% | 17.0% | 28.5% |
| Pierce Street Elementary School | 3.2% | 48.2% | 7.9% | 3.1% | 37.6% |
| Rankin Elementary School | 3.4% | 52.5% | 7.3% | 3.6% | 33.2% |
| Thomas Street Elementary School | 0% | 60.8% | 0% | 11.3% | 27.9% |
| Tupelo High School | 0% | 49.1% | 8.1% | 6.5% | 36.3% |
| Tupelo Middle School | 1.9% | 51.5% | 6.4% | 5.8% | 34.4% |
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