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Schools in Tunica Resorts · Tunica County School District

Tunica Resorts’s public schools score below 53% of Mississippi districts on tests and graduation

On the state reading tests, 24% of Tunica Resorts’s students scored proficient, below the Mississippi average (42%). The grade covers the public school district serving Tunica Resorts, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Mississippi, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Mississippi state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
24%
▼ 18 pts vs MS 42%
2021–22
Math proficiency
38%
▼ 9 pts vs MS 47%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90–94%
▲ 1–5 pts vs MS 89%
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

Tunica Resorts’s schools, in brief

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 24% of tested students were proficient in reading and 38% in math, against 42% and 47% statewide; 100% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

90–94% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 89% across Mississippi (the state reports Tunica Resorts’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $17,104 per student, against $12,392 across Mississippi (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

Three elementary schools, then one middle and one high school

Which elementary school depends on the address; from grade 6 the district’s path is Tunica Middle School, then Rosa Fort High. Enrollment is down 10% since 2020–21. 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Tunica Resorts’s grade

C+ Test scoresB Graduation

B−: better than 47% of Mississippi school districts. Graduation is above the Mississippi average; test scores are below it.

Mississippi school districts we grade (150)Better than 47%
Lower resultsHigher results
Mississippi towns with similar household incomes (163)Better than 48%
CBA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 898 test results and a graduating class of 116 could put Tunica Resorts anywhere from C to B. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of Tunica Resorts’s students in the tested grades sat them (870 in math, 925 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Tunica Resorts, 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

Tunica Resorts’s public schools are run by Tunica County School District, which also serves Tunica. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the 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

Tunica Resorts vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Tunica ResortsB−Tunica County

Every school in Tunica Resorts

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 Tunica Resortsin 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 Tunica Resorts’s schools

Are Tunica Resorts’s schools good?

On Mississippi’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Tunica Resorts children attend score below 53% of Mississippi’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 48%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Tunica Resorts in?

Tunica County School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 1,598 students in 5 schools (2024–25).

Where do Tunica Resorts kids go to high school?

Rosa Fort High in Tunica, with 438 students; its own test results earn a D.

What is Tunica Resorts’s graduation rate?

90–94% of the class of 2023 in Tunica County School District graduated in four years, against 89% across Mississippi.

How much does Tunica Resorts spend per student?

$17,104 in Tunica County School District (FY2024), against $12,392 across Mississippi. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Mississippi. Stars are from neighbors.