The South Tippah School District is a public school district

School district

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 based in Ripley

Ripley, Mississippi

Ripley is a city in Tippah County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 5,478 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Tippah County....

, Mississippi

Mississippi

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 (USA

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).

In addition to Ripley, the district also serves the towns of Dumas

Dumas, Mississippi

Dumas is a town in Tippah County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 452 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Dumas is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all of it land....

 and Blue Mountain

Blue Mountain, Mississippi

Blue Mountain is a town in Tippah County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 670 at the 2000 census. It is the location of Blue Mountain College, a private Christian liberal arts college.-Geography:...

 as well as rural areas in southern Tippah County

Tippah County, Mississippi

-Demographics:At the 2000 census, there are 20,826 people, 8,108 households and 5,910 families residing in the county. The population density was 46 per square mile . There were 8,868 housing units at an average density of 19 per square mile...

.

Schools

• Ripley High School
• Ripley Middle School
• Ripley Elementary
• Blue Mountain School
• Pine Grove School

2006-07 school year

There were a total of 2,731 students enrolled in the South Tippah School District during the 2006-2007 school year. The gender makeup of the district was 49% female and 51% male. The racial makeup of the district was 23.69% African American, 70.08% White, 6.15% Hispanic, and 0.07% Asian. 48.2% of the district's students were eligible to receive free lunch.

Previous school years

School Year	Enrollment	Gender Makeup		Racial Makeup
		Female	Male	Asian	African American	Hispanic	Native American	White
2005-06	2,818	49%	51%	0.04%	22.82%	5.96%	–	71.19%
2004-05	2,770	49%	51%	0.11%	23.61%	4.95%	–	71.34%
2003-04	2,709	50%	50%	0.15%	23.59%	4.32%	–	71.95%
2002-03	2,715	50%	50%	0.22%	23.94%	4.16%	–	71.68%

Accountability statistics

	2006-07	2005-06	2004-05	2003-04	2002-03
District Accreditation Status	Accredited	Accredited	Accredited	Accredited	Accredited
School Performance Classifications
Level 5 (Superior Performing) Schools	1	1	1	2	1
Level 4 (Exemplary) Schools	4	3	4	2	4
Level 3 (Successful) Schools	0	1	0	1	0
Level 2 (Under Performing) Schools	0	0	0	0	0
Level 1 (Low Performing) Schools	0	0	0	0	0
Not Assigned	0	0	0	0	0