Walthall County School District, Mississippi

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Walthall County School District
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District details
School board members: 5
Students: 1,722 (2023-2024)
Schools: 6 (2023-2024)
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Walthall County School District is a school district in Mississippi (Walthall County). During the 2024 school year, 1,722 students attended one of the district's six schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, finances, academics, students, and more details about the district.

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School board

The Walthall County School District consists of five members serving six-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Brad Dunaway2025
Zackery Fortenberry2020
Bobbie Lewis2015
Linda Metz2011
Deloris Breland20112025

Elections

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Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $5,317,000 $3,148 25%
Local: $5,923,000 $3,507 28%
State: $10,092,000 $5,975 47%
Total: $21,332,000 $12,630
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $20,118,000 $11,911
Total Current Expenditures: $19,615,000 $11,613
Instructional Expenditures: $10,800,000 $6,394 54%
Student and Staff Support: $2,070,000 $1,225 10%
Administration: $2,587,000 $1,531 13%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $4,003,000 $2,370 20%
Total Capital Outlay: $433,000 $256
Construction: $166,000 $98
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $30,000 $17
Interest on Debt: $40,000 $23


Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 22 PS 15 <=20 PS <=20 35-39
2018-2019 26 PS 22 <=20 PS 21-39 34
2017-2018 24 19 21-39 PS 21-39 31
2016-2017 17 PS 13 21-39 PS <=20 24
2015-2016 13 PS 9 <=20 PS <=20 20
2014-2015 11 PS 8 <50 PS <50 18
2013-2014 48 PS 43 >=50 PS >=50 55
2012-2013 47 PS 40 >=50 PS 56
2011-2012 39 PS 33 >=50 PS 47
2010-2011 44 <50 38 <50 PS 53

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 23 PS 16 <=20 PS <=20 35-39
2018-2019 30 PS 22 21-39 PS 21-39 42
2017-2018 27 21 21-39 PS 21-39 39
2016-2017 23 PS 18 <=20 PS 21-39 32
2015-2016 20 PS 16 <50 PS <=20 28
2014-2015 16 PS 11 <50 PS <50 24
2013-2014 45 PS 39 >=50 PS <50 54
2012-2013 44 PS 37 <50 PS 54
2011-2012 38 PS 32 >=50 PS 49
2010-2011 38 PS 30 <50 PS 53

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2019-2020 80-84 80-84 PS PS 80-89
2018-2019 75-79 75-79 PS PS 60-69
2017-2018 65-69 65-69 PS PS 70-79
2016-2017 75-79 75-79 PS PS 70-79
2015-2016 70-74 70-74 PS PS 70-74
2014-2015 80-84 80-84 85-89
2013-2014 70-74 PS 60-64 PS 80-89
2012-2013 80-84 75-79 80-89
2011-2012 75-79 75-79 80-89
2010-2011 75-79 75-79 70-79


Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024 1,722 2.2
2022-2023 1,684 -0.3
2021-2022 1,689 0.7
2020-2021 1,677 -8.1
2019-2020 1,812 -0.4
2018-2019 1,819 -2.5
2017-2018 1,864 -4.1
2016-2017 1,941 -2.0
2015-2016 1,979 -8.1
2014-2015 2,139 -0.5
2013-2014 2,150 -4.6
2012-2013 2,248 -4.1
2011-2012 2,340 -4.1
2010-2011 2,437 -3.8
2009-2010 2,529 0.2
2008-2009 2,524 -0.7
2007-2008 2,542 -2.9
2006-2007 2,616 -4.4
2005-2006 2,732 1.1
2004-2005 2,703 0.7
2003-2004 2,685 -0.4
2002-2003 2,695 -2.4
2001-2002 2,760 1.4
2000-2001 2,720 -1.8
1999-2000 2,768 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Walthall County School District (%) Mississippi K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.1 0.2
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.7 1.1
Black 62.3 46.9
Hispanic 1.7 5.0
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.1
Two or More Races 3.4 4.6
White 31.8 42.1

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Walthall County School District had 143.35 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 12.01.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 1.13
Kindergarten: 9.18
Elementary: 59.99
Secondary: 62.18
Total: 143.35

Walthall County School District employed 6.67 district administrators and 8.91 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 6.67
District Administrative Support: 8.69
School Administrators: 8.91
School Administrative Support: 9.39
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 28.71
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 1.33
Total Guidance Counselors: 2.05
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 1.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 1.05
Librarians/Media Specialists: 4.00
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 21.37
Other Support Services: 53.16


Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

The Walthall County School District operates six schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Dexter Elementary School77KG-8
Salem Attendance Center480KG-12
Tylertown Elementary School2424-6
Tylertown High School5457-12
Tylertown Primary School378PK-3
Walthall Co Career And Tech Center010-12

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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    2. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
    3. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
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