📍 220 School Street, Purvis, Lamar County, 39475
Purvis High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Purvis, Lamar County. The school has 620 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Lamar County School District school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 44.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.9:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 27% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 87%. The school offers a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Purvis High School enrolls 620 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 44.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 83% White, 9.8% Black or African American and 4.7% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 513 | 83% |
| Black or African American | 61 | 9.8% |
| Two or more races | 29 | 4.7% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 12 | 1.9% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
617 of the school's 620 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 312 qualify for free lunch and 305 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 High School 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 High School 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 620 students, Purvis High School is close to the district average of about 607 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant