District overview
Tunica County School District
Funding structure, how it compares to peers, and where major projects stand.
Who runs Tunica County's schools, and what is it planning?
Tunica County School District serves about 1,600 students in Tunica County, Mississippi, at Tunica Elementary, Robinsonville Elementary, Tunica Middle and Rosa Fort High School. Five board members, one from each county district, set policy and approve the budget, and Superintendent Dr. Frederick Robinson runs the district day to day. The board meets once a month, usually on the second Monday at 5:00 PM in the Tunica Elementary School auditorium. Like other Mississippi districts, it is paid for mostly by the state school funding formula plus local property taxes, with federal programs such as Title I paying for much of its tutoring and teacher training.
Monthly public meetings
Agendas list financial reports, the claims docket, a personnel agenda and the superintendent's report every month.
Local money is tight
In August 2026 the board was asked to borrow up to $1,391,087 because local revenue fell short; the agenda notes the item was tabled.
New high school in planning
The district paid for a feasibility study and in October 2026 started looking for a financial advisor to fund construction.
Lots of outside help
Many agenda items hire outside coaching, therapy and software providers, often paid with federal funds.
The district posts agendas but not minutes, so this page often shows what the board planned to decide, not what it finally voted.
Where the district stands
From the federal NCES Common Core of Data, not a district document.
Major projects
New high school
planning; seeking a financial advisorThe district wants to build a new high school. A feasibility study looks at cost, size and site, and a financial advisor would build a plan to pay for it.
- Feasibility study RFP issued
- Architecture firms present proposals
- Dale | Bailey proposed for study (up to $75,000)
- Board asked to authorize financial advisor RFP
- Financial advisor RFP issued
Funding
Not decided; options under study include bonds, grants and loans
Rosa Fort High School Building B asbestos and mold cleanup
bid proposed for approvalThe May 2026 agenda asked the board to accept a $185,000 bid to remove asbestos and mold from Building B.
- Snyder Environmental & Construction bid on agenda
Funding
Not stated on the agenda
Recent news
Built from the monthly board agendas (November 2025 to September 2026), board meeting calendars and two requests for proposals about a new high school, all posted on www.tunicak12.org.
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