The West Tallahatchie School District (WTSD) is a public school district with its headquarters in the Charles M. George Facility for Educational Services in unincorporated Tallahatchie County, Mississippi (USA), adjacent to Sumner. In addition to Sumner, the district also serves the communities of Tutwiler, Webb, and Glendora. Additionally it includes unincorporated areas of Brazil, Philipp, and Vance. The parts of the Mintner City area in Tallahatchie County are in the West Tallahatchie district. History In 1993 most classrooms were not air conditioned. In 1997 the district got little money from local taxation, and it reported that it had a shortage of qualified teachers. Superintendent Reggie Barnes asked area housing authorities to build affordable housing next to West Tallahatchie High School so area teachers had affordable housing. In 1999 there were two schools in the district, and both received intercom systems and were given a $1,071,000 renovation. In 2022, West Tallahatchie High School received an award from GreatSchools.org as a College Success-Gold Honoree for its success in preparing its students for life and enrollment in both two-year and four-year colleges and universities, respectively. Schools West Tallahatchie High School (7-12) – In a unincorporated area near Webb. R. H. Bearden Elementary School (K-6) – Previously the "West District School", or West District Middle School. Former schools Black Bayou Elementary School (Glendora) – Served Kindergarten through grade 6 for southern portions of the school district. Cathy Hayden of The Clarion Ledger described the facility, adjacent to a radio antenna and with little signage that indicated its purpose, as "small". In 1989 the state awarded funding to have a computer lab built. In 1997 it had 210 students and eight teachers. Due to the expense of operating the school and because its students were unable to access programs available to students going to school in Sumner due to geographic distance, district leadership that year began proposing closing Black Bayou Elementary. The district decided to close the school in 1998. By 2004 it became a head start center of the organization Institute for Community Services (ICS). Brazil Consolidated School – It was previously a part of the Brazil Consolidated School District. Brazil formerly had its own school, with the final building built for $50,000 in 1936. In the 1940s the district made plans to build an expansion. The previous Brazil school was destroyed by a fire. Due to under enrollment, as the school had 40