Pearl River Central High School
Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Carriere, Mississippi
Pearl River Central High School in Carriere, Mississippi enrolled 952 students in 2024-25 with 58.7 full-time teachers, 16.2 students per teacher against the Mississippi high-school median of 12.6. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it does not take part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 52% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 74% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Mississippi: 41.7% and 52.1%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 88% (Mississippi: 89.4%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 6% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 7%
1,011 students in 2022-23, 997 students in 2023-24, 952 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 62.8 to 58.7.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 1,011 | 62.8 | 16.1 |
| 2023-24 | 997 | 61.3 | 16.3 |
| 2024-25 | 952 | 58.7 | 16.2 |
16.2 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 91 of every 100 Mississippi high schools
Among the 197 Mississippi high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.6; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
3 AP courses and one counselor per 326 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Pearl River Central High School enrolled 978 students and had 3.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 37 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement courses3
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)3.0, one per 326 of the 978 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions37
- Chronically absent33.0% (2022-23)
Who attends
85.5% of students were White, 5.4% Hispanic, 4.1% Black in 2024-25.
- White85.5%
- Hispanic5.4%
- Black4.1%
- Two or more races4.1%
- Asian0.4%
- American Indian0.3%
- Pacific Islander0.2%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Pearl River Central High School scored proficient or above: 52% in reading in 2021-22 and 74% in math in 2022-23, against 41.7% in reading in 2021-22 and 52.1% in math in 2022-23 across Mississippi. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Mississippi, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Mississippi |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 52% | 46% | 41.7% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 74% | 49% (2021-22) | 52.1% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Graduation rate, class of 2023
88% of the 277 students in Pearl River Central High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 89.4% across Mississippi. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.
| This school | Its district | Mississippi | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Four-year graduation rate | 88% | 88% | 89.4% |
| Students in the class | 277 | 277 | 31,998 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.
What to look at next about Pearl River Central High School
- Picayune Memorial High SchoolThe nearest public high school, 6.7 miles away: 940 students, 15.5 per teacher (2024-25).6.7 mi
- Poplarville Jr Sr High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 16 miles away: 540 students, 12.4 per teacher (2024-25).16 mi
- Compare Pearl River Central High School with Picayune Memorial High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Pearl River Co School Dist spends per student$10,031 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$10,031
- The largest public schools in MississippiPearl River Central High School is the number 44 by size of 200 Mississippi high schools open in 2024-25.#44 of 200
- Mississippi schools by students per teacher16.2 students per teacher here against the Mississippi median of 12.6 for high schools.16.2:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Pearl River Central High School
How many students attend Pearl River Central High School?
952 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 1,011 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Carriere, MS.What is the student-teacher ratio at Pearl River Central High School?
16.2 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Mississippi median for high schools is 12.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Pearl River Central High School a Title I school?
Pearl River Central High School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Pearl River Central High School do on state tests?
The students tested at Pearl River Central High School scored proficient or above: 52% in reading in 2021-22 and 74% in math in 2022-23, against 41.7% in reading in 2021-22 and 52.1% in math in 2022-23 across Mississippi. Mississippi's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What is the graduation rate at Pearl River Central High School?
88% of the 277 students in Pearl River Central High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 89.4% across Mississippi. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Pearl River Central High School in?
Pearl River Co School Dist, NCES district ID 2803540. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 280354001070 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.