📍 11510 U. S. Hwy 49 E., Webb, Tallahatchie County, 38966
West Tallahatchie High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Webb, Tallahatchie County. The school has 260 pupils enrolled. It is part of the West Tallahatchie School District school district. It serves grades 7–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 25.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.3:1. 17% of students are proficient in reading. The four-year graduation rate is 95%. The school offers a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
West Tallahatchie High School enrolls 260 students across grades 7–12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 25.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 99% Black or African American and <1% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 258 | 99% |
| White | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
260 of the school's 260 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 260 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.
West Tallahatchie High 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-20, state senate district 13, state house district 30.
West Tallahatchie High School is one of 3 schools in West Tallahatchie School District, based in Sumner, Mississippi. The district serves 548 students district-wide and employs 47 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 260 students, West Tallahatchie High School is larger than the district average of about 183 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote
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