Community

The Tupelo Public School District is the 4th largest employer in Tupelo/Lee County.  The district proudly educates over 7,200 students.  Throughout the state and nation, TPSD is a model district with 117 National Board Certified Teachers (19% of our teaching staff),  five National Milken Foundation Award winners, four National Blue Ribbon Schools, a Pre-Kindergarten Program that is a National Title I Distinguished School, and a Sports Illustrated ranking our athletic program as 3rd in the nation!

Schools in the Tupelo Public School District play a key role in community life.  Our schools are connected to the broader society; the values, commitment and support of all parts of the community are critical elements of an excellent public school system.

The Tupelo, Mississippi, micropolitan area has been named by the ACCRA Cost of Living Index as the 8th least expensive place to live in the United States for the year-end average of 2008 by the ACCRA Cost of Living Index. The Tupelo micropolitan area includes Lee, Pontotoc, and Itawamba counties.

Supervisors and CREATE Foundation have established the Lee County/Marchbanks Helping Hand Tuition Guarantee Program. Beginning with the Class of 2009, Lee County high school graduates from Baldwyn, Mooreville, Nettleton, Shannon, Saltillo, and Tupelo will receive two full years of tuition-free assistance to Itawamba Community College.