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 2 public high schools serving 952 students in Pearl River County School District. This district's average high testing ranking is 9/10, which is in the top 20% of public high schools in Mississippi.
Public High Schools in Pearl River County School District have an average math proficiency score of 74% (versus the Mississippi public high school average of 58%), and reading proficiency score of 52% (versus the 42% statewide average).
Public High School in Pearl River County School District have a Graduation Rate of 88%, which is less than the Mississippi average of 89%.
The school with highest graduation rate is Pearl River Central High School, with 88% graduation rate. Read more about public school graduation rate statistics in Mississippi or national school graduation rate statistics.
Minority enrollment is 15% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Mississippi public high school average of 57% (majority Black).

Overview

This School District
This State (MS)
# Schools
4 Schools
398 Schools
# Students
3,128 Students
152,437 Students
# Teachers
189 Teachers
11,703 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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