Tylertown Elementary School

Tylertown Elementary School operates as a compact 6-8 campus in Tylertown, Mississippi, part of Walthall County School District. Current enrollment sits at 234 students spanning grades 4 through 6. That puts it 48% leaner than the typical public school in Mississippi, which averages around 452 students.

Within Walthall County School District, which oversees 5 schools and 1,698 students, Tylertown Elementary School is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Tylertown Elementary School records that 77% of the student body identifies as Black. Beyond that, the school logs 11% White, 10% multiracial, 2% Hispanic. By comparison, Walthall County as a whole is about 42% Black, so the school skews noticeably more Black than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 17.9:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 13.7:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 82% of students at Tylertown Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Walthall County) reports that median household earnings sit near $48,905, roughly 13% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Walthall County's 6 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,698 students), Tylertown Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Tylertown Primary School, around 0.6 miles off. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a low-density setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Tylertown Elementary School has contracted 45%, going from 425 students in 2018 to 234 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 24% to 11% across the same window.

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