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Schools in New Augusta

New Augusta’s public schools

Perry County Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for New Augusta. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/4schools above Mississippi’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in Mississippi’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
31%
2021–22
Math proficiency
38%
2021–22
Graduate on time
87%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.2K
▲ 22% vs MS $12.4K
FY2024
Students per teacher
11.6
MS 13.9 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
847 students on the public path
In brief

New Augusta’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of New Augusta’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Mississippi’s 762 public schools. Runnelstown School places highest (better than 51%); South Perry Elementary School lowest (30%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve New Augusta, graded from C to B−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one middle school and one high school: Perry Central High School. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in New Augusta, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC to B−
6–8Perry Central Middle SchoolPerry County SchoolsC+
9–12Perry Central High SchoolPerry County SchoolsC

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Perry County Schools.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Perry County SchoolsGrades K–12 · 4 schools · 847 students, down 10% since 2020–21 · 11.6 per teacher (MS 13.9)
$15,160MS $12,392 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading31%
State average 41.7% · 502 students tested
Math38%
State average 47% · 527 students tested

New Augusta vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Mississippi towns that share New Augusta’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
New Augusta—Perry County Schools

Every school in New Augusta

4 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Mississippi’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in New Augustaby address
Perry Central Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8
C+
178 students11:1Rate it →
Also serving New Augustain other towns
South Perry Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Beaumont
C
234 students12:1Rate it →
Runnelstown School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Petal
B−
173 students10:1Rate it →
Perry Central High School
High · Grades 9–12
C
262 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about New Augusta’s schools

Are New Augusta’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for New Augusta. Perry County Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for New Augusta. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Mississippi’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is New Augusta in?

Perry County Schools.

Where do New Augusta kids go to high school?

Perry Central High School.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.