📍 7407 Highway 11, Carriere, Pearl River County, 39426
Pearl River Central High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Carriere, Pearl River County. The school has 1,011 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Pearl River Co School Dist school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 62.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.1:1. 41% of students are proficient in reading. 50% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 90%. The school offers 6 AP courses, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Pearl River Central High School enrolls 1,011 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 62.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 88% White, 5.7% Two or more races and 3.2% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 885 | 88% |
| Two or more races | 58 | 5.7% |
| Black or African American | 32 | 3.2% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 26 | 2.6% |
| Asian | 5 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 5 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,008 of the school's 1,011 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 555 qualify for free lunch and 453 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 High School 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 High School 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 1,011 students, Pearl River Central High School 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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