📍 2486 US Hwy 61 N, Tunica, Tunica County, 38676
Tunica Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Tunica, Tunica County. The school has 357 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Tunica County School District school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 29.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.3:1. 14% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Tunica Middle School enrolls 357 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 29.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 97% Black or African American, 1.4% Two or more races and <1% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 346 | 97% |
| Two or more races | 5 | 1.4% |
| White | 3 | <1% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
357 of the school's 357 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 357 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Tunica Middle School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). 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-20, state senate district 11, state house district 9.
Tunica Middle School is one of 7 schools in Tunica School District, based in Tunica, Mississippi. The district serves 1,598 students district-wide and employs 144 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 357 students, Tunica Middle School is larger than the district average of about 228 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant
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