This is a 0.5% increase over the previous school year.
Tupelo High School had the highest enrollment in the district with 2,001 students.
A snapshot of Tupelo Public School District showed 52.5% of students were Black, 32.1% were white, 6.2% were Hispanic, 5.5% were multiracial, and 1.2% Asian.
Tupelo Public School District roughly covers 12 schools within Lee County and has a main office in Tupelo.
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 Enrollment % | Black or African American % | Hispanic of Latino % | Multiracial % | White % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carver Elementary School | 3.8% | 58.4% | 3.2% | 5.6% | 29.0% |
| Early Childhood Education Center | 0% | 46.5% | 0% | 17.9% | 35.6% |
| Joyner Elementary School | 0% | 52.2% | 6.0% | 10.1% | 31.7% |
| Lawhon Elementary School | 4.9% | 53.1% | 5.1% | 5.4% | 31.5% |
| Lawndale Elementary School | 0% | 59.7% | 8.0% | 7.7% | 24.6% |
| Milam Elementary School | 3.4% | 53.3% | 5.8% | 4.6% | 32.9% |
| Parkway Elementary School | 0% | 58.4% | 0% | 19.9% | 21.7% |
| Pierce Street Elementary School | 0% | 46.4% | 9.2% | 6.0% | 38.4% |
| Rankin Elementary School | 0% | 50.6% | 9.3% | 7.2% | 32.9% |
| Thomas Street Elementary School | 2.5% | 55.5% | 5.7% | 6.4% | 29.9% |
| Tupelo High School | 0% | 51.9% | 8.3% | 6.4% | 33.4% |
| Tupelo Middle School | 1.6% | 49.6% | 6.0% | 7.5% | 35.3% |
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