📍 5976 U.S. Hwy. 11, Purvis, Lamar County, 39475
Purvis Lower Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Purvis, Lamar County. The school has 454 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Lamar County School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–2 in a rural setting. The school employs 37.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.2:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Purvis Lower Elementary enrolls 454 students across grades Pre-K–2. The student body is 57% male and 43% female. A teaching staff of 37.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 85% White, 7.9% Black or African American and 5.9% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 387 | 85% |
| Black or African American | 36 | 7.9% |
| Two or more races | 27 | 5.9% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 4 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
451 of the school's 454 students (99%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 266 qualify for free lunch and 185 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Purvis Lower Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MS-40, state senate district 44, state house district 100.
Purvis Lower Elementary is one of 17 schools in Lamar County School District, based in Purvis, Mississippi. The district serves 10,318 students district-wide and employs 806 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 454 students, Purvis Lower Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 607 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant
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