White, a native of Prentiss County, graduated from Booneville High School in 1992. She received her A.A.S. in Office Systems Technology from Northeast in 1995. She later transferred coursework from the University of North Alabama to Blue Mountain College where she received a B.S. in Business Education in 1998. In 2000 White completed her studies at Mississippi State University receiving her Master's in Instructional Technology. She and her husband Russell have three children, Tyler, Alexis and Brody and live in Pisgah community.