Pearl River County School District

130 Alphabet Ave.
Carriere, MS 39426
(District boundaries shown in map)
8/
10
Top 30%
For the 2026 school year, there are 3 public elementary schools serving 2,176 students in Pearl River County School District. This district's average elementary testing ranking is 7/10, which is in the top 50% of public elementary schools in Mississippi.
Public Elementary Schools in Pearl River County School District have an average math proficiency score of 52% (versus the Mississippi public elementary school average of 51%), and reading proficiency score of 45% (versus the 43% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 16% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Mississippi public elementary school average of 58% (majority Black).

Overview

This School District
This State (MS)
# Schools
4 Schools
682 Schools
# Students
3,128 Students
286,688 Students
# Teachers
189 Teachers
19,842 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
17:1
17:1

Student By Grade

District Rank

Pearl River County School District, which is ranked within the top 50% of all 147 school districts in Mississippi (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 88% has increased from 85-89% over five school years.
This School District
State Average (MS)
#44 out of 148 school districts
(Top 30%)
55%
52%
46%
42%
63%
55%
88%
89%

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