📍 927 Highway 48 East, Tylertown, Walthall County, 39667
Dexter Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Tylertown, Walthall County. The school has 81 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Walthall Co School Dist school district. It serves grades K–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 9.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 8.7:1. 35% of students are proficient in reading. 25% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Dexter Elementary School enrolls 81 students across grades K–8. The student body is 46% male and 54% female. A teaching staff of 9.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 8.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 49% White, 40% Black or African American and 7.4% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 40 | 49% |
| Black or African American | 32 | 40% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 6 | 7.4% |
| Two or more races | 2 | 2.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | 1.2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
81 of the school's 81 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 81 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.
Dexter Elementary 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-30, state senate district 38, state house district 99.
Dexter Elementary School is one of 6 schools in Walthall County School District, based in Tylertown, Mississippi. The district serves 1,695 students district-wide and employs 142 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 81 students, Dexter Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 283 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote
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