📍 60 Herrington Road, Petal, Forrest County, 39465
Petal Primary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Petal, Forrest County. The school has 1,096 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Petal School Dist school district. It serves grades Pre-K–2 in a rural setting. The school employs 85.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.9:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Petal Primary School enrolls 1,096 students across grades Pre-K–2. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 85.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 69% White, 17% Black or African American and 8.4% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 757 | 69% |
| Black or African American | 190 | 17% |
| Two or more races | 92 | 8.4% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 51 | 4.7% |
| Asian | 5 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,093 of the school's 1,096 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 655 qualify for free lunch and 438 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 Primary School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). 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 Primary 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 1,096 students, Petal Primary School is larger than the district average of about 851 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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