Petal Primary School
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 2 · Petal, Mississippi
Petal Primary School in Petal, Mississippi enrolled 1,016 students in 2024-25 with 74.6 full-time teachers, 13.6 students per teacher against the Mississippi elementary-school median of 14.9. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it does not take part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 7% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 12%
1,096 students in 2022-23, 1,089 students in 2023-24, 1,016 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 85.3 to 74.6.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 1,096 | 85.3 | 12.9 |
| 2023-24 | 1,089 | 90.2 | 12.1 |
| 2024-25 | 1,016 | 74.6 | 13.6 |
13.6 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 73 of every 100 Mississippi elementary schools
Among the 419 Mississippi elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 14.9; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. 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).
One counselor per 1,039 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Petal Primary School enrolled 1,039 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 10 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 1,039 of the 1,039 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions10
- Chronically absent14.1% (2022-23)
Who attends
66.7% of students were White, 19.0% Black, 8.9% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- White66.7%
- Black19.0%
- Hispanic8.9%
- Two or more races4.8%
- Asian0.5%
- Pacific Islander0.1%
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.
Elementary schools in Petal
2 public elementary schools in Petal report 2024-25 enrollment; Petal Primary School is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Petal Primary School | 1,016 | 13.6 | 53.4% |
| Petal Elementary | 636 | 13.3 | 50.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Petal Primary School
- Petal ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 0.6 miles away: 636 students, 13.3 per teacher (2024-25).0.6 mi
- Hawkins Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 5.4 miles away: 283 students, 12.3 per teacher (2024-25).5.4 mi
- Compare Petal Primary School with Petal ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Petal School District spends per student$11,258 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$11,258
- The largest public schools in MississippiPetal Primary School is the number 15 by size of 423 Mississippi elementary schools open in 2024-25.#15 of 423
- Mississippi schools by students per teacher13.6 students per teacher here against the Mississippi median of 14.9 for elementary schools.13.6:1
- 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 Petal Primary School
How many students attend Petal Primary School?
1,016 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 1,096 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Petal, MS.What is the student-teacher ratio at Petal Primary School?
13.6 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Mississippi median for elementary schools is 14.9. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Petal Primary School a Title I school?
Petal Primary School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Petal Primary School in?
Petal School District, NCES district ID 2803530. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 280353001067 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
- 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.