Topeka - Tilton School

Located at 853 Highway 27 South, in Monticello, Mississippi, Topeka - Tilton School is a small K-5 school that hosts 298 students (grades K through 8), one of the schools within Lawrence County School District. Compared to the state average of about 446 students per school, that is 33% leaner than typical.

Lawrence County School District runs 5 schools in total, collectively educating 1,674 students. Topeka - Tilton School is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Topeka - Tilton School reports that 82% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 13% Black, 2% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 64% White, putting the school's mix considerably more White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, The school employs 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.4:1. The state averages around 15.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 80% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Topeka - Tilton School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 54.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 51.3%.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Lawrence County) records that median household income runs about $43,531, roughly 13% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Topeka - Tilton School is one of 6 public schools in Lawrence County (combined enrollment of about 1,674 students).

Monticello Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 9.4 miles from this campus. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Topeka - Tilton School at 4th of 5; the average score across the group is 59.7%.

Topeka - Tilton School operates from a small-town location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 26%: 401 students in 2018 compared to 298 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share edged down from 86% to 82%. Class-load math has pulled in: from 15.7:1 in 2018 to 12.4:1 in 2025.

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