Tishomingo Co. High School

Located at 701 Hwy 72, in Iuka, Mississippi, Tishomingo Co. High School is a mid-sized 9-12 campus that hosts 578 students (grades 9 through 13), part of Tishomingo County School District.

Within Tishomingo County School District, which oversees 6 schools and 2,844 students, Tishomingo Co. High School is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Tishomingo Co. High School records that nearly all students (90%) are White; the rest reads as 5% multiracial, 4% Hispanic. That composition is broadly in line with Tishomingo County as a whole.

In terms of school funding signals, The school currently runs with 51 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.4:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.6:1 average. Roughly 64% of students at Tishomingo Co. High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

After controlling for student poverty, Tishomingo Co. High School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 64.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 71.9%.

Across the wider county, Tishomingo County reports that median household earnings sit near $53,040, roughly 18% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Tishomingo County's 8 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,844 students), Tishomingo Co. High School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Iuka Elementary School, around 3.0 miles off. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a rural site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count stayed largely flat: 573 students in 2018 compared to 578 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share contracted from 94% to 90%. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 14.7:1 in 2018 to 11.4:1 today.

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