📍 203 East Central Avenue, Petal, Forrest County, 39465
Petal Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Petal, Forrest County. The school has 745 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Petal School Dist school district. It serves grades 7–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 48.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.4:1. 55% of students are proficient in reading. 72% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Petal Middle School enrolls 745 students across grades 7–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 48.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 67% White, 19% Black or African American and 7.2% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 501 | 67% |
| Black or African American | 140 | 19% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 54 | 7.2% |
| Two or more races | 49 | 6.6% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
742 of the school's 745 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 463 qualify for free lunch and 279 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Petal Middle School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Small). 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 42, state house district 104.
Petal Middle School is one of 5 schools in Petal School District, based in PETAL, Mississippi. The district serves 4,253 students district-wide and employs 318 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 745 students, Petal Middle School is close to the district average of about 851 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Small
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