Carver Elementary School

Carver Elementary School is one of the small primary schools in Tupelo, Mississippi, operated by Tupelo Public School District, with 312 students on its rolls from grades K through 1. That puts it 30% below the typical public school in Mississippi, which averages around 446 students.

Tupelo Public School District comprises 12 schools with combined enrollment of 7,192 students; Carver Elementary School is among them.

On the student-mix side, Carver Elementary School logs that the largest single group is Black at 55%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 29% White, 7% Hispanic, 7% multiracial. That is visibly more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 30%.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Carver Elementary School has 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.6:1. The state averages around 15.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 75% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is north of Lee County's rate of about 66%.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Lee County) logs that the typical household earns roughly $67,863 per year, 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. In all, Lee County runs 34 public schools (combined enrollment of about 14,808 students), of which Carver Elementary School is one.

Early Childhood Education Center is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Carver Elementary School.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Carver Elementary School has grew 13%, going from 277 students in 2018 to 312 in 2025. Class-load math has pulled in: from 15.2:1 in 2018 to 13.6:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, the feed for Carver Elementary School typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.