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Schools in Dumas

Dumas’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?3/3schools 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
39%
2021–22
Math proficiency
51%
2021–22
Graduate on time
98%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$11.5K
▼ 7% vs MS $12.4K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.5
MS 13.9 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,479 students on the public path
In brief

Dumas’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Dumas’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Mississippi’s 762 public schools. Pine Grove High School places highest (better than 73%); Blue Mountain High School lowest (65%). 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 Dumas, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–123 schoolsDepends on your addressB+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the South Tippah 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.

South Tippah School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 5 schools · 2,403 students, down 5% since 2020–21 · 12.5 per teacher (MS 13.9)
$11,481MS $12,392 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading39%
State average 41.7% · 1367 students tested
Math51%
State average 47% · 1302 students tested

Dumas vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Dumas—South Tippah

Every school in Dumas

3 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 Dumasin other towns
Pine Grove High School
Grades PK–12 · Ripley
B+
573 students12:1Rate it →
Blue Mountain High School
Grades PK–12 · Blue Mountain
B+
295 students9:1Rate it →
Ripley Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Ripley
B+
611 students16:1Rate it →

Questions about Dumas’s schools

Are Dumas’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Dumas. South Tippah School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Dumas. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Mississippi’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Dumas in?

South Tippah School District.

Where do Dumas kids go to high school?

One of three high schools, depending on your address: Ripley Elementary School, Pine Grove High School and Blue Mountain High School.

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What Dumas 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.