📍 213 School Street, Purvis, Lamar County, 39475
Purvis Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Purvis, Lamar County. The school has 383 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Lamar County School District school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 30.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.5:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 45% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Purvis Middle School enrolls 383 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 30.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 84% White, 10% Black or African American and 3.4% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 322 | 84% |
| Black or African American | 39 | 10% |
| Two or more races | 13 | 3.4% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 7 | 1.8% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
380 of the school's 383 students (99%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 191 qualify for free lunch and 189 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 Middle 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 Middle 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 383 students, Purvis Middle School 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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