Walnut Attendance Center

Public school, kindergarten to grade 13 · Walnut, Mississippi

Walnut Attendance Center in Walnut, Mississippi enrolled 480 students in 2024-25 with 35.0 full-time teachers, 13.7 students per teacher against the Mississippi median of 13.1. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it does not take part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 43% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 53% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Mississippi: 41.7% and 52.1%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 90% or more (Mississippi: 89.4%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 6% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 8%

508 students in 2022-23, 490 students in 2023-24, 480 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 38.1 to 35.0.

Students enrolled at Walnut Attendance Center by school year2022-23: 508, 2023-24: 490, 2024-25: 48002004006002022-235082023-244902024-25480
Students enrolled at Walnut Attendance Center by school year2022-23: 508, 2023-24: 490, 2024-25: 48002004006002022-235082023-244902024-25480
Students enrolled at Walnut Attendance Center by school year2022-23: 508, 2023-24: 490, 2024-25: 48002004006002022-235082023-244902024-25480
Students enrolled at Walnut Attendance Center by school year2022-23: 508, 2023-24: 490, 2024-25: 48002004006002022-235082023-244902024-25480
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2350838.113.3
2023-2449037.313.1
2024-2548035.013.7

13.7 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 55 of every 100 Mississippi schools of this kind

Among the 42 Mississippi schools of this kind that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.1; the national median for schools of this kind is 13.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Mississippi other schools, 2024-2542 values from 4.5 to 19.8; This school 13.7; state median 13.1.2.557.51012.51517.520students per full-time teacherThis school 13.7state median 13.1U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Mississippi other schools, 2024-2542 values from 4.5 to 19.8; This school 13.7; state median 13.1.2.557.51012.51517.520students per full-time teacherThis school 13.7state median 13.1U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Mississippi other schools, 2024-2542 values from 4.5 to 19.8; This school 13.7; state median 13.1.2.57.512.517.520students per full-time teacherThis school 13.7state median 13.1U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Mississippi other schools, 2024-2542 values from 4.5 to 19.8; This school 13.7; state median 13.1.2.57.512.517.520students per full-time teacherThis school 13.7state median 13.1U.S. 13.8

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 495 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Walnut Attendance Center enrolled 495 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 2 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 495 of the 495 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions2
  • Chronically absent26.8% (2022-23)

Who attends

80.2% of students were White, 11.5% Black, 5.2% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White80.2%
  2. Black11.5%
  3. Two or more races5.2%
  4. Hispanic2.9%
  5. American Indian0.2%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Walnut Attendance Center scored proficient or above: 43% in reading in 2021-22 and 53% in math in 2022-23, against 41.7% in reading in 2021-22 and 52.1% in math in 2022-23 across Mississippi. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Mississippi, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtMississippi
Reading and language arts, 2021-2243%41%41.7%
Math, 2022-2353%42% (2021-22)52.1%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

90% or more of the 55 students in Walnut Attendance Center's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 89.4% across Mississippi. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtMississippi
Four-year graduation rate90% or more95% or more89.4%
Students in the class559231,998

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

What to look at next about Walnut Attendance Center

  1. Falkner Attendance CenterThe nearest public school of this kind, 7.0 miles away: 476 students, 12.7 per teacher (2024-25).7.0 mi
  2. Blue Mountain High SchoolThe next nearest public school of this kind, 20 miles away: 295 students, 9.3 per teacher (2024-25).20 mi
  3. Compare Walnut Attendance Center with Falkner Attendance CenterStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much North Tippah School Dist spends per student$11,112 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$11,112
  5. The largest public schools in MississippiWalnut Attendance Center is the number 23 by size of 45 Mississippi schools of this kind open in 2024-25.#23 of 45
  6. Mississippi schools by students per teacher13.7 students per teacher here against the Mississippi median of 13.1 for schools of this kind.13.7:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Walnut Attendance Center

  1. How many students attend Walnut Attendance Center?
    480 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 508 in 2022-23. It is a public school in Walnut, MS.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Walnut Attendance Center?
    13.7 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Mississippi median for schools of this kind is 13.1. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Walnut Attendance Center a Title I school?
    Walnut Attendance Center ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Walnut Attendance Center do on state tests?
    The students tested at Walnut Attendance Center scored proficient or above: 43% in reading in 2021-22 and 53% in math in 2022-23, against 41.7% in reading in 2021-22 and 52.1% in math in 2022-23 across Mississippi. Mississippi's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What is the graduation rate at Walnut Attendance Center?
    90% or more of the 55 students in Walnut Attendance Center's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 89.4% across Mississippi. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.
  6. What district is Walnut Attendance Center in?
    North Tippah School Dist, NCES district ID 2803270. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 280327000640 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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