📍 116 Alphabet Ave, Carriere, Pearl River County, 39426
Pearl River Central Elementar is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Carriere, Pearl River County. The school has 1,501 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Pearl River Co School Dist school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 100.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.9:1. 41% of students are proficient in reading. 40% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Pearl River Central Elementar enrolls 1,501 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 100.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 86% White, 8.6% Two or more races and 3.1% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 1,286 | 86% |
| Two or more races | 129 | 8.6% |
| Black or African American | 46 | 3.1% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 30 | 2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 8 | <1% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,498 of the school's 1,501 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 960 qualify for free lunch and 538 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 River Central Elementar 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 40, state house district 106.
Pearl River Central Elementar is one of 4 schools in Pearl River County School District, based in CARRIERE, Mississippi. The district serves 3,128 students district-wide and employs 216 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,501 students, Pearl River Central Elementar is larger than the district average of about 782 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant
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