📍 690 School Street, Tunica, Tunica County, 38676
Tunica Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Tunica, Tunica County. The school has 343 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Tunica County School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 27.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.6:1. 17% of students are proficient in reading. 8% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Tunica Elementary School enrolls 343 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 27.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 93% Black or African American, 3.2% White and 2.3% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 318 | 93% |
| White | 11 | 3.2% |
| Two or more races | 8 | 2.3% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
343 of the school's 343 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 343 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 Elementary 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 Elementary 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 343 students, Tunica Elementary 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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