This is a 1.1% increase over the previous school year.
Picayune Memorial High School had the highest enrollment in the district with 941 students.
A snapshot of Picayune School District showed 56.3% of students were white, 32.4% were Black, 7.3% were multiracial, and 1.2% Hispanic.
Picayune School District roughly covers nine schools within Pearl River County and has a main office in Picayune.
Mississippi's schools, with an enrollment of 436,523 in the 2023-24 academic year, are mostly divided between two ethnicities, with Black or African American students being the largest racial group at 46.86%, followed by white students at 42.14%.
Students in the state showed a significant improvement in the 2022-23 academic year, demonstrating sustained progress in their post-pandemic recovery. Overall, 87% of schools and 91% of districts achieved a grade of C or better, compared to 81% of schools and 87% of districts in the prior year.
Results from the 2022-23 Mississippi Academic Assessment Program (MAAP) showed students reaching an all-time high in all core subjects. Students better performed on the Math and English portion of the test, achieving grades around 5% better than in the previous year.
| School | Asian Enrollment % | Black or African American % | Hispanic of Latino % | Multiracial % | White % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Early Head Start Nicholson | 0% | 0% | 0% | 60.0% | 40.0% |
| Early Head Start Rosa Street | 0% | 64.2% | 0% | 6.0% | 29.8% |
| Nicholson Elementary School | 0% | 27.3% | 0% | 23.9% | 48.8% |
| Picayune Junior High School | 0% | 32.6% | 3.3% | 7.4% | 56.7% |
| Picayune Memorial High School | 0% | 33.1% | 2.6% | 6.5% | 57.8% |
| Roseland Park Elementary School | 0% | 28.4% | 0% | 12.0% | 59.6% |
| South Side Elementary School | 0% | 33.6% | 0% | 6.0% | 60.4% |
| South Side Lower Elementary School | 0% | 34.3% | 0% | 7.5% | 58.2% |
| West Side Elementary School | 0% | 27.6% | 0% | 9.9% | 62.5% |
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