Lee County School District

Public Regional · 5 towns Grades PK–12 BSchool Grade

Public schools for Saltillo, Verona, Guntown, Shannon and Plantersville, and parts of Tupelo and Sherman.

At a glance

6,343Students enrolled

15Schools

5Towns served

$11,326Spent per student

13:1Student–teacher ratio

61%Free / reduced lunch

School path

Where would my kid go?

SaltilloVeronaGuntownShannonPlantersville

Grades PK–2

Saltillo Primary School704 students · SaltilloThis district

Grades 3–5

Saltillo Elementary School696 students · SaltilloThis district

Grades 6–8

4 middle schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district

Grades 9–12

Saltillo High School939 students · SaltilloThis district

Grades PK–4

Verona Elementary School364 students · VeronaThis district

Grades 5–8

4 middle schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district

Grades 9–12

Saltillo High School or Shannon High School or Mooreville High SchoolDepends on your addressThis district

Grades PK–5

4 elementary schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district

Grades 5

4 elementary schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district

Grades 6–8

Guntown Middle School674 students · GuntownThis district

Grades 9–12

Saltillo High School or Shannon High School or Mooreville High SchoolDepends on your addressThis district

Grades PK–2

Shannon Primary School249 students · ShannonThis district

Grades 3–5

Shannon Elementary School257 students · ShannonThis district

Grades 6–8

Shannon Middle School190 students · ShannonThis district

Grades 9–12

Shannon High School529 students · ShannonThis district

Grades PK–5

4 elementary schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district

Grades 5

4 elementary schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district

Grades 6–8

Plantersville Middle School241 students · PlantersvilleThis district

Grades 9–12

Saltillo High School or Shannon High School or Mooreville High SchoolDepends on your addressThis 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 proficiency37%

State average 35.3%

Reading / language arts35%

State average 34.8%

Graduation rate (4-year)88%

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

$11,326

per student each year · 9% below the MS average

Spending

Classroom instruction63%

Support & administration32%

Other5%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)32%

State52%

Federal16%

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

Enrollment · last 5 years

6,389’20

6,251’21

6,303’22

6,296’23

6,343’24

Students

White · 61%3,873

Black · 29%1,871

Hispanic · 4%278

Two or more races · 4%267

Asian · 1%50

American Indian/Alaska Native · 0%3

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

Towns served

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Saltillo4,952 people

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Verona2,748 people

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Guntown2,594 people

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Shannon1,383 people

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Plantersville929 people

Also covers small parts of Tupelo and Sherman.

Schools15 in district

Level

All 15 Elementary 6 Middle 4 High 4 Other 1

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Mooreville Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 722 students · Mooreville

A-Public 📚

Saltillo Primary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–2 · 704 students · Saltillo

Public 📚

Saltillo Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades 3–5 · 696 students · Saltillo

B+Public 📚

Verona Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–4 · 364 students · Verona

C-Public 📚

Shannon Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades 3–5 · 257 students · Shannon

B-Public 📚

Shannon Primary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–2 · 249 students · Shannon

Public 📚

Guntown Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 674 students · Guntown

BPublic 📚

Mooreville Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 333 students · Mooreville

A-Public 📚

Plantersville Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 5–8 · 241 students · Plantersville

CPublic 📚

Shannon Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 190 students · Shannon

C+Public 🏫

Saltillo High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–13 · 939 students · Saltillo

B+Public 🏫

Shannon High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–13 · 529 students · Shannon

CPublic 🏫

Mooreville High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–13 · 445 students · Mooreville

B+Public 🏫

LEE CO. CAREER & TECHNICAL SCHOOLHigh · Grades 9–12 · Tupelo

Public 📚

LEE CO. SCHOOLS IMPROVEMENT CENTEROther · Grades 4–12 · Belden

Public

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.

Nearby districts

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Baldwyn School DistrictBaldwyn · $13,811 per student

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.