Petal School District

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Petal School District
Petal logo.png
Location
District information
TypePublic
Grades K-12
Established1976
SuperintendentDr. Matthew Dillon
Asst. superintendent(s)Dr. Kelli Brown Dr. Rob Knight
Accreditation Blue Ribbon School Icon.jpg Blue Ribbon
  • (Petal High School)
  • 2007 [1]
  • 2022 [1]
Students and staff
District mascotBig Red (Panther)
Colors   Red & White
Other information
ScheduleOffice hours 7:30 Am - 4:30 Pm

Elementary Schools 7:30 Am - 2:55 Pm

Secondary Schools 8:30 Am - 3:55 Pm
Website www.petalschools.com

The Petal School District is a public school district based in Petal, Mississippi (USA). In 1976, the Petal Schools District was formed after the community decided that it wanted the local school system to be separate from the county school system. [2]

Contents

It includes Petal and the Forrest County portion of Eastabuchie. [3]

Schools

Demographics

Previous school years

School YearEnrollmentGender MakeupRacial Makeup
FemaleMaleAsianAfrican
American
HispanicNative
American
White
2006-07 [4] 3,87248%52%*12.89%1.55%*84.89%
2005-06 [5] 3,80649%51%0.50%12.14%1.21%0.08%86.07%
2004-05 [5] 3,69750%50%0.43%11.14%1.00%0.16%87.26%
2003-04 [5] 3,70150%50%0.32%11.46%0.92%0.19%87.11%
2002-03 [6] 3,67949%51%0.16%11.42%0.71%0.19%87.52%

Recent school years

School YearEnrollmentGender MakeupRacial Makeup
FemaleMaleAsianAfrican
American
HispanicNative
American
White
2022-23 [4] 4,39248%52%0.59%17.67%5.60%*69.72%
2021-22 [4] 4,26449%51%0.54%17.14%5.21%*71.34%
2020-21 [4] 4,10649%51%*16.98%5.28%*71.89%
2019-20 [4] 4,16949%51%0.86%17.74%5.09%*72.85%

Promotion/Retention Rate

Recent school years

School YearClass Size% Promotion# Retention% Retention
2022-23 [7] 297796.6%1023.4%
2021-22 [7] 297095.91214.1%
2020-21 [7] 289396.4%1093.7%
2019-20 [7] N/A96.0%1164.0%

Accountability statistics

2006-07 [8] 2005-06 [9] 2004-05 [10] 2003-04 [11] 2002-03 [12]
District Accreditation StatusAccreditedAccreditedAccreditedAccreditedAccredited
School Performance Classifications
Level 5 (Superior Performing) Schools33333
Level 4 (Exemplary) Schools00000
Level 3 (Successful) Schools00000
Level 2 (Under Performing) Schools00000
Level 1 (Low Performing) Schools00000
Not Assigned11111

Notable alumni

See also

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References

  1. 1 2 http://www.ed.gov/programs/nclbbrs/list-2003.pdf [ bare URL PDF ]
  2. History / Overview. (2024). Petalschools.com. Retrieved 1 March 2024, from https://www.petalschools.com/our-district
  3. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Forrest County, MS" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved April 13, 2022.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 "Mississippi Department of Education Enrollment". newreports.mdek12.org. Retrieved March 1, 2024.
  5. 1 2 3 "Mississippi Assessment and Accountability Reporting System". Office of Research and Statistics, Mississippi Department of Education. Archived from the original on March 23, 2007.
  6. "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.
  7. 1 2 3 4 "Accountability Dashboards - Petal School District". www.petalschools.com. Retrieved April 5, 2024.
  8. "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.
  9. "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.
  10. "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.
  11. "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.
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