This is a 3.6% increase over the previous school year.
Picayune Memorial High School had the highest enrollment in the district with 875 students.
A snapshot of Picayune School District schools showed 57.2% of students were white, 31.9% were Black, 6.4% were multiracial, and 1.4% Hispanic.
Picayune School District roughly covers nine schools within Pearl River County and has a main office in Picayune.
Mississippi has continually struggled with public education. The most recent Report Card on American Education, from a right-leaning think tank, gave the state a C-. This is consistent with ratings stretching back nearly a decade.
The nonpartisan Education Week also ranked Mississippi schools as C- in their most recent analysis.
Percentage Breakdown of Ethnic Representation in the 2021-22 School Year Enrollment in Picayune School District
Enrollment in Picayune School District Schools by Ethnicity in the 2021-22 School Year
| School | Asian Enrollment % | Black or African American % | Hispanic of Latino % | Multiracial % | White % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Early Head Start Nicholson | 0% | 50.0% | 0% | 50.0% | 0% |
| Early Head Start Rosa Street | 0% | 57.5% | 0% | 5.5% | 37.0% |
| Nicholson Elementary School | 0% | 24.2% | 6.8% | 16.2% | 52.8% |
| Picayune Junior High School | 0% | 33.6% | 0% | 9.4% | 57.0% |
| Picayune Memorial High School | 0% | 30.7% | 2.5% | 5.9% | 60.9% |
| Roseland Park Elementary School | 0% | 28.3% | 0% | 12.3% | 59.4% |
| South Side Elementary School | 0% | 33.6% | 0% | 6.1% | 60.3% |
| South Side Lower Elementary School | 0% | 35.9% | 0% | 9.0% | 55.1% |
| West Side Elementary School | 0% | 25.8% | 0% | 10.8% | 63.4% |
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