North Tippah School District
Public
Regional · 2 towns Grades PK–12 BSchool Grade
Public schools for Falkner and Walnut.
At a glance
1,220Students enrolled
3Schools
2Towns served
$11,225Spent per student
13:1Student–teacher ratio
78%Free / reduced lunch
School path
Where would my kid go?
Based on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.
Academic performanceDistrict vs MS
Math proficiency31%
State average 35.3%
Reading / language arts36%
State average 34.8%
Graduation rate (4-year)87%
State average 87.8%
EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21; graduation 2019–20). The tick marks the state average.
Where the money goes
$11,225
per student each year · 9% below the MS average
Spending
Paid for by
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).
Enrollment · last 5 years
1,259’20
1,294’21
1,286’22
1,287’23
1,220’24
Students
White · 83%1,016
Black · 8%99
Two or more races · 6%69
Hispanic · 3%35
American Indian/Alaska Native · 0%1
Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.
Towns served
Schools3 in district
Chalybeate ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–8 · 264 students · Walnut
B+PublicWalnut Attendance CenterOther · Grades K–13 · 480 students · Walnut
BPublicFalkner Attendance CenterOther · Grades PK–13 · 476 students · Falkner
C+PublicSchool data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.
District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.