Walthall County School District

Public Grades PK–12 CSchool Grade

Public schools for Tylertown.

At a glance

1,698Students enrolled

6Schools

$12,506Spent per student

13:1Student–teacher ratio

74%Free / reduced lunch

School path

Where would my kid go?

For Tylertown

Grades PK–3

Tylertown Primary School395 students · TylertownThis district

Grades 7–12

Tylertown High School526 students · TylertownThis district

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 proficiency22%

State average 35.3%

Reading / language arts23%

State average 34.8%

Graduation rate (4-year)82%

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

$12,506

per student each year · 1% above the MS average

Spending

Classroom instruction56%

Support & administration37%

Other7%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)24%

State41%

Federal35%

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).

Enrollment · last 5 years

1,677’20

1,689’21

1,684’22

1,722’23

1,698’24

Students

Black · 56%949

White · 28%481

Two or more races · 12%209

Hispanic · 3%48

Asian · 0%6

American Indian/Alaska Native · 0%2

Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.

Schools6 in district

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Tylertown Primary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–3 · 395 students · Tylertown

C+Public 📚

Dexter Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–8 · 74 students · Tylertown

B-Public 📚

Tylertown Elementary SchoolMiddle · Grades 4–6 · 234 students · Tylertown

C+Public 🏫

Tylertown High SchoolHigh · Grades 7–12 · 526 students · Tylertown

C-Public 🏫

WALTHALL CO CAREER AND TECH CENTERHigh · Grades 10–12 · Tylertown

Public 📚

SalemOther · Grades K–12 · 469 students · Tylertown

B-Public

School 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.