In addition to Sumner, the district also serves the communities of Tutwiler, Webb, and Glendora.
[2] Additionally it includes the unincorporated areas of Brazil,[3] Philipp,[4] and Vance.
[11] That year the district closed Sumner Elementary and moved its remaining students to Bearden, and in turn moved 7th grade students to West Tallahatchie High.
The district planned to build 10 new classrooms at Bearden to accommodate more students.
[10] In 2003 it was featured in the PBS documentary A Tale of Two Schools which focused on its methods of teaching reading, along with those of Maudrie M. Walton Elementary School in Fort Worth, Texas.