Picayune School District
Serves Picayune.
Picayune’s School Grade C better than 28% of Mississippi school districts
What stands out about Picayune School District
- Its letter, C: results better than 27% of Mississippi districts
- Math proficiency 13 pts below the state
- Graduation rate 10 pts below the state
- 16 students per teacher
- Enrollment up 5.2% since 2020–21
- Debt of $5.7M, about $1,701 per student
What this district adds to its towns’ grade
C: better than 27% 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.
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Picayune. Grade by grade →
Test scores vs. MS
2021–22 · class of 202398% 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 2024Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Up 5.2% since 2020–21.
Schools in the district
8 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Mississippi’s other public schools.
Left off: 3 schools 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.