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Schools in Gunnison

Gunnison’s public schools

West Bolivar Consolidated School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Gunnison. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/2schools 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
15%
2021–22
Math proficiency
13%
2021–22
Graduate on time
77%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.3K
▲ 31% vs MS $12.4K
FY2024
Students per teacher
11.8
MS 13.9 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
873 students on the public path
In brief

Gunnison’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Gunnison’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Mississippi’s 762 public schools. West Bolivar Elementary places highest (better than 10%); West Bolivar High School lowest (5%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Gunnison, graded from D to D, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools: West Bolivar High School and Shaw High School. 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 Gunnison, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–62 schoolsDepends on your addressD
7–122 schoolsDepends on your addressD

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the West Bolivar Consolidated 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.

West Bolivar Consolidated School DistrictGrades K–12 · 4 schools · 873 students, down 2% since 2023–24 · 11.8 per teacher (MS 13.9)
$16,276MS $12,392 · FY2024
D−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading15%
State average 41.7% · 534 students tested
Math13%
State average 47% · 546 students tested

Gunnison vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Gunnison—West Bolivar Consolidated

Every school in Gunnison

4 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 Gunnisonin other towns
West Bolivar Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Rosedale
D
242 students13:1Rate it →
McEvans Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Shaw
204 students12:1Rate it →
West Bolivar High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Rosedale
D
227 students11:1Rate it →
Shaw High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Shaw
200 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Gunnison’s schools

Are Gunnison’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Gunnison. West Bolivar Consolidated School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Gunnison. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Mississippi’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Gunnison in?

West Bolivar Consolidated School District.

Where do Gunnison kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: West Bolivar High School and Shaw High 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.