Belmont Schools

Belmont Schools operates as a high-enrollment multi-level school in Belmont, Mississippi, part of Tishomingo County School District. Current enrollment sits at 855 students spanning grades K through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 62% larger than the state mean of about 527.

Tishomingo County School District runs 6 schools in total, collectively educating 2,844 students. Belmont Schools is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Belmont Schools records that 78% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school records 14% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 91% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 74 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.6:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 65% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Belmont Schools performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 63.4%, the actual is 63.1%, a residual of -0.2 points.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Tishomingo County) shows that median household earnings sit near $53,040, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Belmont Schools is one of 8 public schools in Tishomingo County (combined enrollment of about 2,844 students).

Red Bay High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 6.8 miles from this campus. Within ten miles, there are 3 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Belmont Schools at 2nd of 5; the average score across the group is 44.7%.

The campus sits in a low-density setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Belmont Schools has declined 3%, going from 880 students in 2018 to 855 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share fell from 85% to 78%. Class-load math has pulled in: from 14.1:1 in 2018 to 11.6:1 in 2025.

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