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West Tallahatchie School

Public school districtGrades K–12Regional · 4 towns

Serves Tutwiler, Webb, Sumner and Glendora.

Tutwiler’s School Grade D better than 6% of Mississippi school districts

Students
548
Schools
2
Spent per student
$18,241
MS $12,392
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
99%
The gist

What stands out about West Tallahatchie School

  • Its letter, D: results better than 6% of Mississippi districts
  • Math proficiency 32 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 27 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 6 pts above the state
  • Spends 47% more per student than the MS average
  • 16 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 9.6% since 2020–21
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

D: better than 6% 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 below the state, 2021–22
D
The towns it serves, and their School Grades

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Tutwiler. Grade by grade →

K–6R.H. Bearden ElementaryThis district
7–12West Tallahatchie High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. MS

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency15%
State average 47% · 273 students tested
Reading / language arts15%
State average 41.7% · 305 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–100%
State average 89.4% · 39 in the class · small group: the state reports a range

100% 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
$18,241 per student · 47% above MS
Spending
Classroom instruction 44%Support & administration 49%Other 7%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 34%State 41%Federal 26%

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

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

Enrollment over time
606’20
554’21
513’22
535’23
548’24

Down 9.6% since 2020–21.

Students
Black 94%Two or more races 5%White <1%Hispanic <1%

Schools in the district

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

R.H. Bearden Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Sumner
D−
251 students21:1
West Tallahatchie High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Webb
D
297 students14:1

Left off: 1 school reporting no students for 2024–25.

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.