📍 7391 Hwy 11, Carriere, Pearl River County, 39426
Pearl River Central Junior High is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Carriere, Pearl River County. The school has 772 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Pearl River Co School Dist school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 51.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.1:1. 35% of students are proficient in reading. 46% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Pearl River Central Junior High enrolls 772 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 51.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 88% White, 6.2% Two or more races and 3.6% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 676 | 88% |
| Two or more races | 48 | 6.2% |
| Black or African American | 28 | 3.6% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 14 | 1.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
769 of the school's 772 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 469 qualify for free lunch and 300 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 Junior High 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 Junior High 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 772 students, Pearl River Central Junior High is close to 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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