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Pearl, Mississippi - 5 schools
An equity score of 23/100 ranks Pearl Public School District #137 of 146 districts in Mississippi (state average 51). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $10,050 per pupil, Pearl Public School District ranks #118 of 147 Mississippi districts by per-pupil spending (Mississippi districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
4,216
Total Enrollment
5
Schools
$10,050
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Pearl Public School District operates 5 public schools serving 4,216 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Mississippi. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 elementary, 1 high, 1 middle, 1 combined schools, a small enough portfolio that most families will interact with nearly every campus in the district at some point. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Rankin County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $10,050 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 147 Mississippi districts by per-pupil spending. See how Mississippi compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 34.5% local, 47.4% state, and 18.2% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one. The district's equity score is 23/100, ranked #137 of 146 in Mississippi against a state average of 51, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 5 schools offering Advanced Placement (14 AP courses district-wide), a 851.6:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 25.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 42.7% White, 39.2% African American, 11.6% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Pearl Lower Elementary School, with a diversity index of 66.6/100.
Its largest campus is Pearl High School, enrolling 1,278 students (30% of the district's total enrollment).
Pearl High School accounts for 30.0% of all Pearl Public School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Pearl Public School District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
Pearl Public School District school enrollment varies 2.1× across entities
Pearl Public School District school enrollment ranges from 608 students (lowest) to 1,278 students (highest), a spread of 670 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous campus portfolio, most districts have a wider mix of school sizes. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Pearl Public School District has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 69.7% of the population qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch
free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is the federal threshold for Title I funding allocations, established under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015). Eligibility here is approaching the 75% concentration-grant threshold; it does not yet unlock the extra funding tier but sits meaningfully above the baseline 50% majority mark. Regions with eligibility this high typically draw a substantially larger federal funding share relative to their local tax base, which can either offset or reinforce existing gaps depending on allocation policy.
Pearl Public School District student-counselor ratio is 852:1 — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
Pearl Public School District chronic absenteeism rate is 25.4% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Variation between sub-units within Pearl Public School District is typically wider than the Pearl Public School District-aggregate figure suggests.
How many schools are in Pearl Public School District?
Pearl Public School District has 5 schools, including 1 high, 1 middle, 1 combined, 2 elementary. Total enrollment is 4,216 students.
How much does Pearl Public School District spend per student?
Pearl Public School District spends $10,050 per student. The district has an equity score of 23/100, ranking #137 in Mississippi.
What is the demographic composition of Pearl Public School District?
Pearl Public School District students are 42.7% White, 39.2% African American, 11.6% Hispanic or Latino, 0.8% Asian, averaged across 5 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Pearl Public School District?
Pearl Public School District has an equity score of 23/100, ranking #137 out of 146 districts in Mississippi.