📍 800 Fifth Avenue, Picayune, Pearl River County, 39466
Picayune Memorial High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Picayune, Pearl River County. The school has 941 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Picayune School District school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 50.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.8:1. 41% of students are proficient in reading. 21% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 87%. The school offers 6 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Picayune Memorial High School enrolls 941 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 50.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 58% White, 33% Black or African American and 5.5% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 544 | 58% |
| Black or African American | 311 | 33% |
| Two or more races | 52 | 5.5% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 24 | 2.6% |
| Asian | 9 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
941 of the school's 941 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 941 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.
Picayune Memorial High 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 40, state house district 108.
Picayune Memorial High 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 941 students, Picayune Memorial High School is larger than 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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