744 School St.
Tunica, MS 38676.
(662) 363-2811
"Everybody can be great because anybody can serve. You don't have to have a college degree to serve. You don't have to make your subject and verb agree to serve. You only need a heart full of grace. A soul generated by love."
Dr.Martin Luther King Jr.
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Here is a list of your local Tunica County School Officials.
- Jerry Gentry, Superintendent
- Debra Dace, Curriculum Coordinator K-12
- Nancy Johnson, Curriculum Secretary
- Gail Carter, Federal Programs Coordinator
- Becky Dean, Special Education Coordinator
- Willie Douglas, SPED Secretary
- Rosemary Hippensteel, School Psychologist
- Yulanda Austin, Business Manager
- Jeffrey Taylor, Assistant Business Manager
- Carolyn Steele, Payroll Manager
- Tammy Perryman, Accounts Payable
- Odessa Gibbs, Fixed Assets Manager
- Yvonne Franklin, Food Service Director
- Barbara Joyner, Superintendent's Secretary
- Angela Thomas, Receptionist
- Elizabeth Armstrong, MSIS/SAM6i Manager
- Dianne Daley, Technology Coordinator
The Tunica County School System is a single, consolidated entity governed by the county Superintendent of Education and a five-member Board of Education, elected by registered voters.
The system currently has more than 2,400 students enrolled in grades K-12 and is growing at the rate of about 100 students per year. All buildings and facilities have been modernized and upgraded recently, and a new elementary school and middle school were built in 2002.
The system holds a current valid accreditation from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. Tunica County pays the highest teacher salaries in Mississippi and has the second highest per student expenditure.
*Students enrolled at the Vocational/Technical and Alternative schools are included in enrollment figures of the county high schools.
Teacher/Pupil Ratio - 1:17
Total Faculty - 183
Total Staff - 390
Public Expenditure Per Student - $11,118
Graduation Rate - 82%
Average Composite ACT Score - 17.2
Median years of school completed for persons age 25 and above - 12.2
Private Schools
Tunica County offers one private school, Tunica Institute of Learning (TIL). Current enrollment is 170. Accreditation is through Mississippi Private Schools Association. TIL serves students K-12.
Current Enrollment - 170 (K-12)
Accreditation - Mississippi Private Schools Association
Tuition - $3,900 per year .