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C

Walthall County School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Tylertown.

Tylertown’s School Grade C better than 34% of Mississippi school districts

Students
1,698
Schools
5
Spent per student
$12,506
MS $12,392
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
74%
The gist

What stands out about Walthall County School District

  • Its letter, C: results better than 34% of Mississippi districts
  • Math proficiency 17 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 12 pts below the state
  • 13 students per teacher
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C: better than 34% 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
C
GraduationFour-year graduation below the state, class of 2023
C
The town it serves, and its School Grade
CTylertown 1,486

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Tylertown. Grade by grade →

PK–3Tylertown Primary SchoolThis district
7–12Tylertown High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. MS

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency30%
State average 47% · 918 students tested
Reading / language arts30%
State average 41.7% · 942 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)85–89%
State average 89.4% · 91 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
$12,506 per student · 1% above MS
Spending
Classroom instruction 56%Support & administration 37%Other 7%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 24%State 41%Federal 35%

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

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

Enrollment over time
1,677’20
1,689’21
1,684’22
1,722’23
1,698’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
Black 56%White 28%Two or more races 12%Hispanic 3%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

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

Tylertown Primary School
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Tylertown
C+
395 students15:1
Salem
Other · Grades K–12 · Tylertown
B−
469 students11:1
Dexter Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Tylertown
B−
74 students6:1
Tylertown Elementary School
Middle · Grades 4–6 · Tylertown
C+
234 students18:1
Tylertown High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Tylertown
C−
526 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.