📍 702 Goodyear Blvd., Picayune, Pearl River County, 39466
Picayune Junior High School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Picayune, Pearl River County. The school has 510 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Picayune School District school district. It serves grades 7–8 in a small-town setting. The school employs 30.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.5:1. 33% of students are proficient in reading. 40% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Picayune Junior High School enrolls 510 students across grades 7–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 30.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 57% White, 33% Black or African American and 6.1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 289 | 57% |
| Black or African American | 166 | 33% |
| Two or more races | 31 | 6.1% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 17 | 3.3% |
| Asian | 5 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
510 of the school's 510 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 510 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 Junior 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 Junior 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 510 students, Picayune Junior 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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