📍 1145 Highway 42 e, Petal, Forrest County, 39465
Petal High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Petal, Forrest County. The school has 1,288 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Petal School Dist school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 91.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.1:1. 49% of students are proficient in reading. 53% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 95%. The school offers 5 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Petal High School enrolls 1,288 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 91.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 69% White, 18% Black or African American and 6.4% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 895 | 69% |
| Black or African American | 235 | 18% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 82 | 6.4% |
| Two or more races | 61 | 4.7% |
| Asian | 12 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,285 of the school's 1,288 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 715 qualify for free lunch and 570 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 High 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 High 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 1,288 students, Petal High 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: Suburb - Small