For the 2024-25 school year, there are 2 public middle schools serving 772 students in Pearl River Co School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 7/10, which is in the top 50% of public middle schools in Mississippi.
Public Middle Schools in Pearl River Co School District have an average math proficiency score of 45% (versus the Mississippi public middle school average of 46%), and reading proficiency score of 43% (versus the 38% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 12% of the student body (majority Black), which is less than the Mississippi public middle school average of 52% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (MS)
# Schools
4 Schools
359 Schools
# Students
3,284 Students
135,767 Students
# Teachers
216 Teachers
10,653 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
15:1
15:1
District Rank
Pearl River Co School District, which is ranked within the top 50% of all 148 school districts in Mississippi (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 84% has decreased from 88% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#48 out of 148 school districts
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
49%
47%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
46%
42%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
63%
55%
Graduation Rate
84%
89%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.24
0.60
# American Indian Students
17 Students
1,186 Students
% American Indian Students
1%
1%
# Asian Students
9 Students
1,200 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
1%
# Hispanic Students
70 Students
5,862 Students
% Hispanic Students
2%
4%
# Black Students
106 Students
57,593 Students
% Black Students
3%
42%
# White Students
2,847 Students
64,709 Students
% White Students
87%
48%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
82 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
235 Students
5,135 Students
% of Two or more races Students
7%
4%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
-
528
# Students in K Grade:
256
3,201
# Students in 1st Grade:
262
3,257
# Students in 2nd Grade:
228
2,916
# Students in 3rd Grade:
247
2,896
# Students in 4th Grade:
207
3,265
# Students in 5th Grade:
265
6,135
# Students in 6th Grade:
261
23,104
# Students in 7th Grade:
236
32,547
# Students in 8th Grade:
263
35,334
# Students in 9th Grade:
275
6,193
# Students in 10th Grade:
273
5,502
# Students in 11th Grade:
232
4,612
# Students in 12th Grade:
218
4,298
# Ungraded Students:
61
1,979
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $10,178 in this school district is less than the state median of $12,143. The school district revenue/student has grown by 14% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $11,048 is less than the state median of $12,013. The school district spending/student has declined by 8% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$33 MM
$5,371 MM
Spending
$36 MM
$5,314 MM
Revenue / Student
$10,178
$12,143
Spending / Student
$11,048
$12,013
Best Pearl River Co School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Pearl River Central Junior High School
Magnet School
(Math: 45% | Reading: 43%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
7391 Hwy 11
Carriere, MS 39426
(601) 798-5654
Carriere, MS 39426
(601) 798-5654
Grades: 6-8
| 772 students
Rank: n/an/a
Center For Alternative Education
Alternative School
Magnet School
Magnet School
461 Burgetown Rd.
Carriere, MS 39426
(601) 798-6852
Carriere, MS 39426
(601) 798-6852
Grades: 6-12
| n/a students
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