Pearl River County School District

The Pearl River County School District is a public school district based in the community of Carriere, Mississippi (USA).

In addition to Carriere, the district serves rural areas in south central Pearl River County. A small section of Picayune is in the limits of the school district. The majority of the Hide-A-Way Lake census-designated place is in the district. ^[1]

Schools

• Pearl River Central High School (Grades 9-12)
• Pearl River Central Middle School (Grades 6-8)
  • 2004 National Blue Ribbon School ^[2]
• Pearl River Central Elementary School (Grades K-5)

Demographics

2006-07 school year

There were a total of 3,176 students enrolled in the Pearl River County School District during the 2006–2007 school year. The gender makeup of the district was 48% female and 52% male. The racial makeup of the district was 4.35% African American, 93.80% White, 1.23% Hispanic, 0.31% Asian, and 0.31% Native American. ^[3] 37.8% of the district's students were eligible to receive free lunch. ^[4]

Previous school years

School Year	Enrollment	Gender Makeup		Racial Makeup
		Female	Male	Asian	African American	Hispanic	Native American	White
2007-08 [3]	3,137	48%	52%	0.45%	4.65%	1.12%	0.48%	93.30%
2006-07 [3]	3,176	48%	52%	0.31%	4.35%	1.23%	0.31%	93.80%
2005-06 [3]	2,984	47%	53%	0.27%	5.16%	1.04%	0.37%	93.16%
2004-05 [3]	2,861	48%	52%	0.38%	4.23%	0.66%	0.38%	94.34%
2003-04 [3]	2,793	48%	52%	0.36%	3.65%	0.64%	0.36%	94.99%
2002-03 [5]	2,720	49%	51%	0.48%	3.90%	0.48%	0.29%	94.85%

Accountability statistics

	2006-07 [6]	2005-06 [7]	2004-05 [8]	2003-04 [9]	2002-03 [10]
District Accreditation Status	Accredited	Accredited	Accredited	Accredited	Accredited
School Performance Classifications
Level 5 (Superior Performing) Schools	0	1	1	2	1
Level 4 (Exemplary) Schools	2	2	2	1	2
Level 3 (Successful) Schools	1	0	0	0	0
Level 2 (Under Performing) Schools	0	0	0	0	0
Level 1 (Low Performing) Schools	0	0	0	0	0
Not Assigned	1	1	1	0	0

See also

• List of school districts in Mississippi

References

1. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Pearl River County, MS" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved November 7, 2023.
2. "Blue ribbon schools program - Schools Recognized" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on February 21, 2006.
3. "Mississippi Assessment and Accountability Reporting System". Office of Research and Statistics, Mississippi Department of Education. Archived from the original on March 23, 2007.
4. "2006-07 State, District, and School Enrollment by Race/Gender with Poverty Data" (XLS). Mississippi Department of Education. January 16, 2008. Retrieved May 19, 2008.^{[ dead link ‍]}
5. "Mississippi Report Card for 2002-2003". Office of Educational Accountability, Mississippi Department of Education. September 2, 2004. Archived from the original on August 12, 2007. Retrieved August 31, 2007.
6. "2007 Results" (PDF). Mississippi Statewide Accountability System. Mississippi Department of Education. September 13, 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 27, 2007. Retrieved September 15, 2007.
7. "2006 Results" (PDF). Mississippi Statewide Accountability System. Mississippi Department of Education. September 6, 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 17, 2007. Retrieved June 17, 2007.
8. "2005 Results" (PDF). Mississippi Statewide Accountability System. Mississippi Department of Education. September 9, 2005. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 5, 2007. Retrieved June 17, 2007.
9. "2004 Results" (PDF). Mississippi Statewide Accountability System. Mississippi Department of Education. September 26, 2004. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 5, 2007. Retrieved June 17, 2007.
10. "2003 Results" (PDF). Mississippi Statewide Accountability System. Mississippi Department of Education. November 21, 2003. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 5, 2007. Retrieved June 17, 2007.

External links

• Official website

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