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Schools in Austin

Austin’s public schools

Tunica County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Austin. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/5schools above Mississippi’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in Mississippi’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
24%
2021–22
Math proficiency
38%
2021–22
Graduate on time
92%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$17.1K
▲ 38% vs MS $12.4K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.2
MS 13.9 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,598 students on the public path
In brief

Austin’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Austin’s 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of Mississippi’s 762 public schools. Dundee Elementary School places highest (better than 32%); Rosa Fort High lowest (5%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Three elementary schools serve Austin, graded from C− to C, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one middle school and one high school: Rosa Fort High. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Austin, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–53 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC− to C
6–8Tunica Middle Schoolin TunicaC
9–12Rosa Fort Highin TunicaD

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Tunica County School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Tunica County School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 5 schools · 1,598 students, down 10% since 2020–21 · 12.2 per teacher (MS 13.9)
$17,104MS $12,392 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading24%
State average 41.7% · 925 students tested
Math38%
State average 47% · 870 students tested

Austin vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Mississippi towns that share Austin’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Austin—Tunica County

Every school in Austin

5 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Mississippi’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Austinin other towns
Robinsonville Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Robinsonville
C−
380 students15:1Rate it →
Tunica Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Tunica
C−
308 students13:1Rate it →
Dundee Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Dundee
C
138 students15:1Rate it →
Tunica Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Tunica
C
334 students12:1Rate it →
Rosa Fort High
High · Grades 9–12 · Tunica
D
438 students10:1Rate it →

Questions about Austin’s schools

Are Austin’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Austin. Tunica County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Austin. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 of its 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of Mississippi’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Austin in?

Tunica County School District.

Where do Austin kids go to high school?

Rosa Fort High.

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What Austin families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.