📍 1300 Beaumont, Beaumont, Perry County, 39423
South Perry Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Beaumont, Perry County. The school has 222 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Perry Co School Dist school district. It serves grades K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 21.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.5:1. 27% of students are proficient in reading. 12% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
South Perry Elementary School enrolls 222 students across grades K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 21.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 55% White, 38% Black or African American and 6.3% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 123 | 55% |
| Black or African American | 85 | 38% |
| Two or more races | 14 | 6.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
219 of the school's 222 students (99%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 197 qualify for free lunch and 22 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
South Perry Elementary 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 45, state house district 105.
South Perry Elementary School is one of 6 schools in Perry County School District, based in New Augusta, Mississippi. The district serves 847 students district-wide and employs 90 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 222 students, South Perry Elementary School is larger than the district average of about 141 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant
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