Salem

Salem, an average-sized multi-level school in Tylertown, Mississippi, operated by Walthall County School District, teaches 469 students, covering grades K through 12.

Walthall County School District runs 5 schools in total, collectively educating 1,698 students. Salem is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Salem lists that the largest single group is White, at 67% of enrollment. Other groups include 22% Black, 8% multiracial, 3% Hispanic. By comparison, Walthall County as a whole is about 53% White, so the school skews visibly more White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Salem logs 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.8:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 11.8:1 average. Around 65% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Walthall County runs at roughly 74%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Salem sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 63.7%; this one delivers 60.4%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Walthall County) logs that median household income runs about $48,905, roughly 13% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 13%. Salem is one of 6 public schools in Walthall County (combined enrollment of about 1,698 students).

Tylertown Primary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 7.2 miles from this campus. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint.

The campus sits in an outlying setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count held roughly steady: 462 students in 2018 compared to 469 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share contracted from 29% to 22%. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 16.3:1 in 2018 to 10.8:1 today.

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