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Tupelo Public School District

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Tupelo Public School District is located in north Mississippi. Tupelo Public School District has 72.15 square miles of land area and 0.67 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Tupelo Public School District population is 39,879. Tupelo Public School District median household income is $44,806 in 2010-2014. Tupelo Public School District median house value is $125,700 in 2010-2014. On average, Tupelo Public School District is better than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	(41 out of 148, top 28%)*
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	15
Population	39,879 (2010-2014), rank #13
Population Growth	1.31% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	547.67/sq mi, rank #17
Median Household Income:	$44,806 at 2010-2014—12.27% increase since 2005-2009, rank #20
Median House Price:	$125,700 at 2010-2014—4.14% increase since 2005-2009, rank #20
Time Zone:	Central GMT -6:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	72.15 sq mi, rank #122
Water Area:	0.67 sq mi (0.92%), rank #113
State:	Mississippi
County:	Lee County
City:	Plantersville, Tupelo, Verona, Belden, Saltillo
Zip:	38862, 38804, 38801, 38826, 38866
Area:	Tupelo, MS

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Tupelo Public School District Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

72 South Green St

Tupelo MS, 38804, Lee County

Phone: 662-841-8850

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	7,346	7,523	7,565	7,569	7,453	7,319	7,200
English Language Learner Students:	250	254	221	188	193	172	238
Total Teachers:	522.61	569.03	548.49	541.79	559.62	558.50	547.40
Prekindergarten:	16.66	22.41	21.05	15.92	16.91	13.80	12.00
Kindergarten:	35.56	41.22	42.79	45.17	45.34	46.90	43.80
Elementary:	229.56	261.76	260.34	253.91	264.10	245.30	241.60
Secondary:	166.26	170.86	158.17	154.34	156.09	167.20	162.50
Ungraded:	74.57	72.78	66.14	72.45	77.18	85.30	87.50
Total Other Staff:	500.29	513.44	482.07	486.96	536.06	595.40	559.20
Instructional Aides:	67.54	65.12	64.56	62.63	86.39	143.40	131.90
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	4.00	5.48	6.10	6.42	7.33	7.60	7.20
Total Guidance Counselors:	19.50	21.00	19.80	19.41	23.41	45.10	21.40
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	12.50	12.50	12.47	13.41	15.91	15.20	14.30
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	7.00	8.50	7.33	6.00	7.50	7.40	7.10
Other Guidance Counselors:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	22.50	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	11.00	11.00	11.00	11.00	13.00	12.80	12.80
Library/Media Support:	1.84	2.00	3.00	5.00	6.00	7.00	8.00
District Administrators:	13.15	14.06	13.54	11.82	13.32	11.30	12.80
District Administrative Support:	40.40	39.52	38.50	40.70	40.19	41.10	37.60
School Administrators:	26.02	25.00	25.40	25.73	26.44	25.40	22.30
School Administrative Support:	36.08	39.17	36.01	39.77	41.19	30.00	29.80
Student Support Services:	52.18	52.69	42.54	41.49	47.31	43.30	46.60
Other Support Services:	228.58	238.40	221.62	222.99	231.48	228.40	228.80
Student-Teacher Ratio:	14.06	13.22	13.79	13.97	13.32	13.10	13.15

Schools

Carver Es	Kindergarten to Grade 1	910 North Green St, Tupelo MS 38804
Early Childhood Center	Prekindergarten to Prekindergarten	1402 North Green St, Tupelo MS 38804
Joyner Es	Kindergarten to Grade 2	1201 Joyner Ave, Tupelo MS 38804
Lawhon Es	Grade 2 to Grade 8	140 Lake St, Tupelo MS 38804
Lawndale Es	Grade 3 to Grade 5	1563 Mitchell Rd, Tupelo MS 38801
Milam Es	Grade 6 to Grade 9	720 West Jefferson, Tupelo MS 38804
Parkway Es	Kindergarten to Grade 2	628 Rutherford Rd, Tupelo MS 38801
Pierce Es	Grade 3 to Grade 5	1008 Pierce St, Tupelo MS 38801
Rankin Es	Grade 3 to Grade 5	1908 Forrest St, Tupelo MS 38801
Thomas Es	Kindergarten to Grade 2	520 South Thomas St, Tupelo MS 38801
Tupelo Alternative School	Grade 4 to Grade 12	903 Fillmore Dr, Tupelo MS 38801
Tupelo High	Grade 9 to Grade 12	4125 Golden Wave Dr, Tupelo MS 38801
Tupelo Lee Co Vocational Technology School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	4125 Golden Wave Dr, Tupelo MS 38801
Tupelo Middle	Grade 7 to Grade 8	1009 Varsity Dr, Tupelo MS 38801

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
MCT2 Test
2008	Language Arts	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	152.2	149.3
2009	Language Arts	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	150.7	148.7
2010	Language Arts	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	150.5	149
2011	Language Arts	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	150.7	149.8
2012	Language Arts	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	153.2	150.2
2013	Language Arts	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	155.3	151
2008	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	154.9	150.6
2009	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	153.3	151
2010	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	153	152.1
2011	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	154.6	153.3
2012	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	157.1	154.1
2013	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	158.9	154.2
2008	Language Arts	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	149.9	148.8
2009	Language Arts	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	150.4	149.2
2010	Language Arts	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	149.6	149.5
2011	Language Arts	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	150.2	149.6
2012	Language Arts	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	152.7	151
2013	Language Arts	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	155.4	151.8
2008	Mathematics	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	151.8	150.5
2009	Mathematics	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	152.2	151.1
2010	Mathematics	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	150	151.5
2011	Mathematics	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	151.1	151.7
2012	Mathematics	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	155.2	152.8
2013	Mathematics	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	158	154.1
2008	Language Arts	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	150.6	148.5
2009	Language Arts	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	149.8	148.7
2010	Language Arts	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	149.9	148.8
2011	Language Arts	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	148.9	148.9
2012	Language Arts	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	151.5	149.9
2013	Language Arts	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	153.9	150.8
2008	Mathematics	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	150	149.8
2009	Mathematics	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	151.3	150.2
2010	Mathematics	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	150.7	151.3
2011	Mathematics	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	151.3	151.4
2012	Mathematics	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	152.9	152.3
2013	Mathematics	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	155.9	153.2
2008	Language Arts	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	150.5	147.6
2009	Language Arts	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	151.9	148.8
2010	Language Arts	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	151.7	149.4
2011	Language Arts	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	149.9	149.8
2012	Language Arts	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	151.6	150.3
2013	Language Arts	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	152.7	150.7
2008	Mathematics	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	152.3	149.3
2009	Mathematics	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	152.1	149.9
2010	Mathematics	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	151	150.5
2011	Mathematics	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	149.9	150.6
2012	Mathematics	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	152.2	151.3
2013	Mathematics	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	152.7	152.4
2008	Language Arts	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	149.7	147
2009	Language Arts	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	150.3	147.8
2010	Language Arts	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	152.5	149.7
2011	Language Arts	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	149.1	149.9
2012	Language Arts	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	150.5	150.7
2013	Language Arts	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	152.7	151.4
2008	Mathematics	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	153.8	148.7
2009	Mathematics	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	152.8	150.1
2010	Mathematics	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	154.9	151.1
2011	Mathematics	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	152.3	152.1
2012	Mathematics	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	152.4	152.3
2013	Mathematics	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	154.9	153.1
2008	Language Arts	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	147.8	146.6
2009	Language Arts	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	149.8	147.8
2010	Language Arts	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	148.9	147.8
2011	Language Arts	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	150.1	149.1
2012	Language Arts	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	149.4	149.9
2013	Language Arts	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	151.3	150
2008	Mathematics	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	151.4	148.3
2009	Mathematics	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	154.7	149.6
2010	Mathematics	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	153.5	151.5
2011	Mathematics	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	155.3	153.2
2012	Mathematics	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	154	153.7
2013	Mathematics	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	156.2	154.6
MST Test
2008	Science	5th Grade	% met std	44.9%	40.8%
2009	Science	5th Grade	% met std	46.4%	42.8%
2010	Science	5th Grade	% met std	38.9%	44.9%
2012	Science	5th Grade	% met std	56.7%	53.6%
2013	Science	5th Grade	% met std	72.2%	63.1%
2008	Science	8th Grade	% met std	53.8%	39.3%
2009	Science	8th Grade	% met std	52%	40%
2010	Science	8th Grade	% met std	48.4%	42.9%
2012	Science	8th Grade	% met std	53.7%	56.4%
2013	Science	8th Grade	% met std	64.7%	64.0%
SATP2 Test
2004	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	92.5%	90.7%
2005	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	97.4%	91.6%
2006	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	93.9%	91%
2007	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	94.2%	90.8%
2008	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	78.8%	71%
2009	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	74.2%	72%
2010	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	62.1%	79.6%
2011	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	85%	85.4%
2012	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	82.3%	81.9%
2013	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	95.4%	85.2%
2004	Biology I	End of course	% met std	93.6%	89.2%
2005	Biology I	End of course	% met std	95.2%	91.8%
2006	Biology I	End of course	% met std	97.4%	93.3%
2007	Biology I	End of course	% met std	93.7%	92.2%
2008	Biology I	End of course	% met std	89.6%	87.9%
2009	Biology I	End of course	% met std	84.3%	87.6%
2010	Biology I	End of course	% met std	80.7%	86.2%
2012	Biology I	End of course	% met std	64.5%	74.7%
2013	Biology I	End of course	% met std	90.7%	78.5%
2004	English II	End of course	% met std	84.2%	83.1%
2005	English II	End of course	% met std	86.3%	82.8%
2006	English II	End of course	% met std	86.4%	78.1%
2007	English II	End of course	% met std	85.4%	77.2%
2008	English II	End of course	% met std	77.2%	69.7%
2009	English II	End of course	% met std	73.4%	69%
2010	English II	End of course	% met std	70.6%	68%
2011	English II	End of course	% met std	87.1%	71.8%
2012	English II	End of course	% met std	68.7%	73.1%
2013	English II	End of course	% met std	80.7%	73%
2004	US History	End of course	% met std	98.6%	95.7%
2005	US History	End of course	% met std	98.3%	96.4%
2006	US History	End of course	% met std	96%	95.9%
2007	US History	End of course	% met std	96.9%	93.9%
2008	US History	End of course	% met std	96.6%	94.3%
2009	US History	End of course	% met std	98.5%	96.9%
2010	US History	End of course	% met std	91.6%	93%
2011	US History	End of course	% met std	82.5%	93%
2012	US History	End of course	% met std	74.9%	72.9%
2013	US History	End of course	% met std	88.9%	81.3%

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$75,331,000	$9,958		$76,299,000	$10,080		$74,759,000	$10,031
Federal:	$8,850,000	$1,170	11.7%	$12,311,000	$1,627	16.1%	$11,034,000	$1,480	14.8%
State:	$32,493,000	$4,295	43.1%	$30,407,000	$4,017	39.9%	$30,085,000	$4,037	40.2%
Local:	$33,988,000	$4,493	45.1%	$33,581,000	$4,437	44.0%	$33,640,000	$4,514	45.0%
Total Expenditures:	$70,758,000	$9,353		$75,019,000	$9,911		$72,221,000	$9,690
Total Current Expenditures:	$65,056,000	$8,600		$62,341,000	$8,236		$64,866,000	$8,703
Instructional Expenditures:	$39,178,000	$5,179	60.2%	$38,047,000	$5,027	61.0%	$40,456,000	$5,428	62.4%
Student and Staff Support:	$7,407,000	$979	11.4%	$6,555,000	$866	10.5%	$7,138,000	$958	11.0%
Administration:	$5,711,000	$755	8.8%	$5,968,000	$788	9.6%	$5,581,000	$749	8.6%
Operations, Food, Other:	$12,760,000	$1,687	19.6%	$11,771,000	$1,555	18.9%	$11,691,000	$1,569	18.0%
Total Capital Outlay:	$4,655,000	$615		$11,524,000	$1,523		$6,126,000	$822
Construction:	$676,000	$89		$3,890,000	$514		$2,708,000	$363
Total Other:	$37,000	$5		$20,000	$3		$17,000	$2
Interest on Debt:	$1,010,000	$134		$1,134,000	$150		$1,212,000	$163

Total Salary:	$38,857,000	$5,136		$38,206,000	$5,048		$40,975,000	$5,498
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$26,395,000	$3,489	67.9%	$26,221,000	$3,464	68.6%	$28,596,000	$3,837	69.8%
Other Salary:	$12,462,000	$1,647	32.1%	$11,985,000	$1,583	31.4%	$12,379,000	$1,661	30.2%
Total Benefit:	$11,936,000	$1,578		$11,633,000	$1,537		$12,498,000	$1,677
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$7,930,000	$1,048	66.4%	$7,827,000	$1,034	67.3%	$8,538,000	$1,146	68.3%
Other Benefit:	$4,006,000	$530	33.6%	$3,806,000	$503	32.7%	$3,960,000	$531	31.7%

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	53.7%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	41.2%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	13.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	33.5%
Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	15.6%
Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	25.8%
Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	20.5%
Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	4.7%

Mean Base Salary:	$42,167.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$35,333.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	$39,372.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	$43,816.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	$50,646.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	$54,136.0

* Tupelo Public School District was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.