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Pearl River County School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Picayune’s School Grade C better than 28% of Mississippi school districts

Students
3,128
Schools
3
Spent per student
$10,258
MS $12,392
Students per teacher
17:1
Free or reduced lunch
61%
Debt
$18M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Pearl River County School District

  • Its letter, B: results better than 60% of Mississippi districts
  • Spends 17% less per student than the MS average
  • 17 students per teacher
  • Debt of $18M, about $5,758 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B: better than 60% of the 150 Mississippi school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math above the state, 2021–22
B+
GraduationFour-year graduation close to the state, class of 2023
B−

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Picayune. Grade by grade →

K–63 schoolsPicayune School District
7–8Picayune Junior High SchoolPicayune School District
9–12Picayune Memorial High SchoolPicayune School District

Test scores vs. MS

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency49%
State average 47% · 1,687 students tested
Reading / language arts46%
State average 41.7% · 1,701 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)88%
State average 89.4% · 277 in the class

100% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$10,258 per student · 17% below MS
Spending
Classroom instruction 55%Support & administration 40%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 26%State 57%Federal 17%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
3,252’20
3,334’21
3,284’22
3,263’23
3,128’24

Down 3.8% since 2020–21.

Students
White 85%Hispanic 7%Two or more races 5%Black 3%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

3 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Mississippi’s other public schools.

Pearl River Central Elementar
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Carriere
B+
1,414 students17:1
Pearl River Central Junior High
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Carriere
B+
762 students16:1
Pearl River Central High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Carriere
A−
952 students16:1

Left off: 1 school reporting no students for 2024–25.

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Mississippi.