Walnut Attendance Center

Walnut Attendance Center is one of the reasonably sized elementary-level communitys in WALNUT, Mississippi, part of North Tippah School District, with 480 students on its rolls from grades K through 13.

Walnut Attendance Center is one of 3 schools operated by North Tippah School District, a district that works with 1,220 students overall.

On demographics, Walnut Attendance Center shows that 80% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school logs 11% Black, 5% multiracial, 3% Hispanic. That composition is broadly in line with Tippah County as a whole.

Looking at school resources, The school employs 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.7:1. The state averages around 15.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 73% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Walnut Attendance Center tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 59.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 57.9%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Tippah County indicate median household income runs about $52,542, roughly 18% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Tippah County's 9 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,623 students), Walnut Attendance Center is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Chalybeate Elementary, roughly 2.3 miles away. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint.

Walnut Attendance Center operates from an outlying location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count changed only slightly: 492 students in 2018 compared to 480 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.