Tylertown Primary School

Located at 813 Ball Avenue, in Tylertown, Mississippi, Tylertown Primary School is a medium-sized K-5 school that teaches 395 students (grades pre-K through 3), operated by Walthall County School District.

Tylertown Primary School is one of 5 schools operated by Walthall County School District, a district that teaches 1,698 students overall.

On demographics, Tylertown Primary School lists that 56% of the student body identifies as Black. Other groups include 26% multiracial, 15% White, 3% Hispanic. That is noticeably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 42%.

On the resource side, On paper, Tylertown Primary School has 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.9:1, putting Tylertown Primary School tighter than the state norm the norm.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Walthall County put median household earnings sit near $48,905, roughly 13% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 13%. Tylertown Primary School is one of 6 public schools in Walthall County (combined enrollment of about 1,698 students).

Nearest neighbor: Tylertown Elementary School, around 0.6 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Tylertown Primary School.

Geographically, the school is in a low-density area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count expanded 28%: 308 students in 2018 compared to 395 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment shrank from 75% to 56% over that span. Class-load math has narrowed: from 16.8:1 in 2018 to 14.9:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, members of the Tylertown Primary School community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.