📍 400 South Beech Street, Picayune, Pearl River County, 39466
South Side Lower Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Picayune, Pearl River County. The school has 335 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Picayune School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–2 in a small-town setting. The school employs 20.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.1:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
South Side Lower Elementary School enrolls 335 students across grades Pre-K–2. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 20.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 58% White, 34% Black or African American and 6.9% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 195 | 58% |
| Black or African American | 115 | 34% |
| Two or more races | 23 | 6.9% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
335 of the school's 335 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 335 qualify for free lunch and 0 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 Side Lower Elementary School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, 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 47, state house district 108.
South Side Lower Elementary School is one of 11 schools in Picayune School District, based in Picayune, Mississippi. The district serves 3,509 students district-wide and employs 258 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 335 students, South Side Lower Elementary School is close to the district average of about 319 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant
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