📍 9899 Hwy 98 East, New Augusta, Perry County, 39462
Perry Central High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in New Augusta, Perry County. The school has 278 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Perry Co School Dist school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 22.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.7:1. 27% of students are proficient in reading. 17% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 82%. The school offers 2 AP courses. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Perry Central High School enrolls 278 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 22.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 66% White, 29% Black or African American and 3.2% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 183 | 66% |
| Black or African American | 82 | 29% |
| Two or more races | 9 | 3.2% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 4 | 1.4% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
275 of the school's 278 students (99%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 198 qualify for free lunch and 77 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Perry Central High School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. 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.
Perry Central High 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 278 students, Perry Central High 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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