West Tallahatchie High School

West Tallahatchie High School operates as a low-enrollment senior high in WEBB, Mississippi, overseen by West Tallahatchie School District. Current enrollment sits at 297 students spanning grades 7 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 651 students per school, that is 54% leaner than typical.

West Tallahatchie School District runs 2 schools in total, collectively educating 548 students. West Tallahatchie High School is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, West Tallahatchie High School logs that the student body is overwhelmingly Black (93%). The remainder breaks down as 7% multiracial. By comparison, Tallahatchie County as a whole is about 61% Black, so the school skews noticeably more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.5:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.6:1, putting West Tallahatchie High School higher than the state norm the norm. Around 99% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), West Tallahatchie High School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 47.6%, the actual is 38.8%, a residual of -8.9 points.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Tallahatchie County indicate median household earnings sit near $37,466, about 12% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 20%. West Tallahatchie High School is one of 7 public schools in Tallahatchie County (combined enrollment of about 1,345 students).

Nearest neighbor: R.H. Bearden Elementary, around 1.6 miles off.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Looking at the recent track record. West Tallahatchie High School's enrollment has remained close to its prior level since 2018, when it stood at 299 (now 297). Black enrollment moved from 100% to 93% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 11.1:1 in 2018 to 13.5:1 today.

On the community side, members of the West Tallahatchie High School community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.