📍 9 School Drive, Belmont, Tishomingo County, 38827
Belmont School is a State/Public serving other age pupils, located in Belmont, Tishomingo County. The school has 868 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Tishomingo Co Sp Mun Sch Dist school district. It serves grades K–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 68.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.6:1. 44% of students are proficient in reading. 54% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 87%. The school offers 1 AP courses, dual enrollment. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Belmont School enrolls 868 students across grades K–12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 68.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 82% White, 12% Hispanic or Latino and 3.2% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 716 | 82% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 102 | 12% |
| Two or more races | 28 | 3.2% |
| Black or African American | 13 | 1.5% |
| Asian | 9 | 1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
865 of the school's 868 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 491 qualify for free lunch and 374 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Belmont School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Remote). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MS-10, state senate district 5, state house district 21.
Belmont School is one of 8 schools in Tishomingo County School District, based in Iuka, Mississippi. The district serves 2,844 students district-wide and employs 246 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 868 students, Belmont School is larger than the district average of about 356 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote