📍 600 Crystal Farms Rd, Tatum, Rusk County, 75691
Tatum H S is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Tatum, Rusk County. The school has 464 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Sheri Hopkins. It is part of the Tatum Isd school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 36.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.6:1. 62% of students are proficient in reading. 57% are proficient in maths. The school offers 8 AP courses, dual enrollment. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Tatum H S enrolls 464 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 36.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 51% White, 31% Hispanic or Latino and 16% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 237 | 51% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 145 | 31% |
| Black or African American | 72 | 16% |
| Two or more races | 9 | 1.9% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
237 of the school's 464 students (51%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 202 qualify for free lunch and 35 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Tatum H S 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 TX-10, state senate district 1, state house district 11.
Tatum H S is one of 4 schools in TATUM ISD, based in TATUM, Texas. The district serves 1,392 students district-wide and employs 107 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 464 students, Tatum H S is larger than the district average of about 348 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant