📍 500 Pirates Cove, Pearl, Rankin County, 39208
Pearl High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Pearl, Rankin County. The school has 1,262 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Pearl Public School District school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 79.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.9:1. 49% of students are proficient in reading. 46% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 96%. The school offers 6 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Pearl High School enrolls 1,262 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 79.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 44% White, 42% Black or African American and 7.7% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 556 | 44% |
| Black or African American | 527 | 42% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 97 | 7.7% |
| Two or more races | 62 | 4.9% |
| Asian | 16 | 1.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,259 of the school's 1,262 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 824 qualify for free lunch and 435 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Pearl High School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). 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-30, state senate district 30, state house district 61.
Pearl High School is one of 5 schools in Pearl Public Schools, based in PEARL, Mississippi. The district serves 4,258 students district-wide and employs 295 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,262 students, Pearl High School is larger than the district average of about 852 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large