📍 40 Second Street, Perkinston, Stone County, 39573
Perkinston Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Perkinston, Stone County. The school has 549 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Stone Co School Dist school district. It serves grades K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 36.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.9:1. 53% of students are proficient in reading. 54% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Perkinston Elementary School enrolls 549 students across grades K–5. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 36.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 83% White, 10% Black or African American and 5.3% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 455 | 83% |
| Black or African American | 57 | 10% |
| Two or more races | 29 | 5.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 5 | <1% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
546 of the school's 549 students (99%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 341 qualify for free lunch and 205 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Perkinston Elementary School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, 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 93.
Perkinston Elementary School is one of 4 schools in Stone County School District, based in Wiggins, Mississippi. The district serves 2,532 students district-wide and employs 178 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 549 students, Perkinston Elementary School is close to the district average of about 633 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant
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