📍 4125 Golden Wave Drive, Tupelo, Lee County, 38801
Tupelo High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Tupelo, Lee County. The school has 2,001 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Tupelo Public School Dist school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 131.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.3:1. 41% of students are proficient in reading. 32% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 88%. The school offers 10 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Tupelo High School enrolls 2,001 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 131.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 52% Black or African American, 33% White and 8.2% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 1,038 | 52% |
| White | 668 | 33% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 165 | 8.2% |
| Two or more races | 78 | 3.9% |
| Asian | 51 | 2.5% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,998 of the school's 2,001 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 1,135 qualify for free lunch and 863 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Tupelo High School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, 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 7, state house district 17.
Tupelo High School is one of 14 schools in Tupelo Public School District, based in Tupelo, Mississippi. The district serves 7,192 students district-wide and employs 588 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 2,001 students, Tupelo High School is larger than the district average of about 514 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Remote