School district · Mississippi

Tunica School District

Tunica School District in Mississippi: 7 public schools with 1,598 students and 12.2 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $17,104 per student in FY2024.

Schools: 7
Students: 1,598
Students per teacher: 12.2; MS 13.4 · US 15.1
Spending per student: $17,104; MS $12.3K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE): 131
Counselors (FTE): 3.0
Students per counselor: 533; MS 360 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE): —; Librarians (FTE): 3.5

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on Mississippi's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

Mississippi: 47%

33%proficient

−3.2 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 73% of school districts in Mississippi

Median 40% · 146 school districts compared

638 students tested, grades 3–8 · MAAP; proficient means Levels 4-5

Math

Mississippi: 52%

47%proficient

−1.1 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 54% of school districts in Mississippi

Median 45% · 147 school districts compared

639 students tested, grades 3–8 · MAAP; proficient means Levels 4-5

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

Spending per student, 2015–2024

$11.6K15

$11.2K16

$11.1K17

$11.5K18

$12.0K19

$12.9K20

$12.9K21

$15.3K22

$16.7K23

$17.1K24

Where the money comes from (FY2024)

Federal: 35% · $13.7M
State: 28% · $10.9M
Local: 37% · $14.6M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction: $8,022
Support services: $7,676
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay): $9.4M
Long-term debt: $1.3M

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Elementary schools: 3Middle schools: 1High schools: 3

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	Reading	Math	City or town
Dundee Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	138	14.6	43%	41%	Dundee
Robinsonville Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	380	15.0	43%	35%	Robinsonville
Tunica Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	308	12.6	38%	38%	Tunica
Tunica Middle SchoolFree meals for all	6–8	334	12.4	24%	58%	Tunica
David Williams Jr Career &Tech CntCareer and technical	9–12	0	—	—	—	Tunica
Rosa Fort HighFree meals for all	9–13	438	9.8	—	—	Tunica
Tcs Alternative SchoolAlternative	6–12	0	—	—	—	Tunica

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Sources

Address: 744 School Street, Tunica, MS 38676
Phone: (662)363-2811

Website

Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
Annual Survey of School System Finances (U.S. Census Bureau), FY2024. U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (F-33).
State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.