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If you could change one rule at TISHOMINGO COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL, what would it be?
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Enrollment
578
High
DISTRICT 474 · STATE 651
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TISHOMINGO COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280426001227
Tishomingo Co. High School
701 Hwy 72, Iuka, MS 38852 · (662) 423-7300 · Tishomingo County
GRADES 09–13HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL578 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
51 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.1:1 · STATE 12.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
64%
368 students
DISTRICT 69% · STATE 80%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
MAAP 2023-24 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
58.6%
MS avg 45.9% . +8.3pp since 2022
Math
89.9%
MS avg 52.8% . +9.5pp since 2022
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 90 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Mississippi schools, those numbers are about 46 and 53. Reading and writing scores are up about 8 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 10 points.
Source: MAAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
71.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.2%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 72% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 64% typical for Mississippi schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Mississippi's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
578
+5 (+1%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
was 14.7:1
% White
90%
was 94%
% Hispanic
4%
was 1%
% Black
2%
was 3%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About 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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Tishomingo County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
18,660
Census ACS
Median income
$53,040
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
8
2,844 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Tishomingo County School District
- Belmont SchoolsCombined · 855 students
- Iuka Elementary SchoolElementary · 414 students
- Burnsville Elementary SchoolElementary · 410 students
- Iuka Middle SchoolMiddle · 333 students
- Tishomingo Elementary SchoolElementary · 254 students
- TISH. CO. CAREER AND TECHNICAL CENTHigh
Other schools in Iuka
- Iuka Elementary SchoolElementary · 414 students
- Iuka Middle SchoolMiddle · 333 students
Nearby schools
- Iuka Elementary School3.0 mi · 414
- Burnsville Elementary School3.6 mi · 410
- Iuka Middle School3.7 mi · 333
- Alcorn Central Middle School11.7 mi · 371
- Alcorn Central High School11.7 mi · 386
- Alcorn Central Elementary School11.8 mi · 510
Frequently asked questions
About Tishomingo Co. High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Tishomingo Co. High School?
Tishomingo Co. High School enrolls approximately 578 students in grades 09-13.
What grades does Tishomingo Co. High School serve?
Tishomingo Co. High School serves grades 09-13.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Tishomingo Co. High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Tishomingo Co. High School is approximately 11.4:1 (51 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Tishomingo Co. High School?
At Tishomingo Co. High School, the student body is approximately 90% White, 4% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Tishomingo Co. High School?
Tishomingo Co. High School is overseen by Tishomingo County School District in Tishomingo County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.