📍 #1 Hornet Drive, Poplarville, Pearl River County, 39470
Poplarville Jr Sr High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Poplarville, Pearl River County. The school has 556 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Poplarville Separate School Dist school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 37.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.9:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 47% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 97%. The school offers dual enrollment. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Poplarville Jr Sr High School enrolls 556 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 37.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 84% White, 9.5% Black or African American and 3.8% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 467 | 84% |
| Black or African American | 53 | 9.5% |
| Two or more races | 21 | 3.8% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 13 | 2.3% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
553 of the school's 556 students (99%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 312 qualify for free lunch and 241 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Poplarville Jr Sr High School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Remote). 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 106.
Poplarville Jr Sr High School is one of 5 schools in Poplarville School District, based in Poplarville, Mississippi. The district serves 1,969 students district-wide and employs 140 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 556 students, Poplarville Jr Sr High School is larger than the district average of about 394 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote
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