Mississippi Gulf News

Of the 8,624 students in Pearl River County schools 51.5% were men and 48.5% were women, according to the Mississippi Department of Education.

The previous year, the student body across Pearl River County schools was 51.6% men and 48.4% women.

Pearl River Central Elementary School in Carriere had the highest number of boys and girls enrolled.

There are 16 schools within the county.

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	Men	Women
Pearl River Central Elementary School	802	699
Pearl River Central High School	516	495
Picayune Memorial High School	448	493
Pearl River Central Junior High School	382	390
Poplarville Jr. Senior High School	279	277
Picayune Junior High School	264	246
Poplarville Lower Elementary School	230	246
Middle School of Poplarville	252	196
Poplarville Upper Elementary School	209	220
West Side Elementary School	227	200
Roseland Park Elementary School	189	177
Nicholson Elementary School	190	173
South Side Lower Elementary School	178	157
South Side Elementary School	175	123
Early Head Start Rosa Street	86	65
Early Head Start Nicholson	18	22