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Tupelo Public School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Tupelo, and parts of Saltillo and Plantersville.

Tupelo’s School Grade B+ better than 69% of Mississippi school districts

Students
7,192
Schools
12
Spent per student
$12,743
MS $12,392
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
68%
Debt
$42.5M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Tupelo Public School District

  • Its letter, B+: results better than 69% of Mississippi districts
  • Math proficiency 10 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 6 pts above the state
  • 13 students per teacher
  • Debt of $42.5M, about $5,915 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B+: better than 69% of the 150 Mississippi school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well above the state, 2021–22
A−
GraduationFour-year graduation close to the state, class of 2023
B−
The town it serves, and its School Grade

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Tupelo. Grade by grade →

K–24 elementary schoolsThis district
3–54 elementary schoolsThis district
7–8Tupelo Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Tupelo High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. MS

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency57%
State average 47% · 3,643 students tested
Reading / language arts48%
State average 41.7% · 3,546 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)88%
State average 89.4% · 497 in the class

98% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$12,743 per student · 3% above MS
Spending
Classroom instruction 57%Support & administration 38%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 42%State 41%Federal 16%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
7,005’20
7,151’21
7,132’22
7,134’23
7,192’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
Black 53%White 31%Hispanic 10%Two or more races 4%Asian 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

12 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Mississippi’s other public schools.

Left off: 2 schools reporting no students for 2024–25.

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Mississippi.