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South Side Lower Primary School
400 South Beech St
Picayune MS, 39466, Pearl River County
Phone: 601-799-0683
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 2
School District: Picayune School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 280 | 285 | 281 | 221 | 215 | 226 | 230 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 34 | 12.1% | 15 | 5.3% | 14 | 5.0% | 15 | 6.8% | 14 | 6.5% | 16 | 7.1% | 15 | 6.5% |
| Kindergarten: | 67 | 23.9% | 99 | 34.7% | 94 | 33.5% | 69 | 31.2% | 69 | 32.1% | 76 | 33.6% | 70 | 30.4% |
| Grade 1: | 82 | 29.3% | 79 | 27.7% | 79 | 28.1% | 62 | 28.1% | 63 | 29.3% | 72 | 31.9% | 66 | 28.7% |
| Grade 2: | 74 | 26.4% | 66 | 23.2% | 69 | 24.6% | 69 | 31.2% | 64 | 29.8% | 50 | 22.1% | 66 | 28.7% |
| Ungraded: | 23 | 8.2% | 26 | 9.1% | 25 | 8.9% | 6 | 2.7% | 5 | 2.3% | 12 | 5.3% | 13 | 5.7% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 148 | 52.9% | 150 | 52.6% | 147 | 52.3% | 117 | 52.9% | 109 | 50.7% | 114 | 50.4% | 113 | 49.1% |
| Female: | 132 | 47.1% | 135 | 47.4% | 134 | 47.7% | 104 | 47.1% | 106 | 49.3% | 112 | 49.6% | 113 | 49.1% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.4% |
| Asian: | 3 | 1.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 5 | 1.8% | 6 | 2.1% | 5 | 1.8% | 9 | 4.1% | 5 | 2.3% | 2 | 0.9% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Black: | 107 | 38.2% | 97 | 34.0% | 106 | 37.7% | 89 | 40.3% | 90 | 41.9% | 99 | 43.8% | 104 | 45.2% |
| White: | 156 | 55.7% | 175 | 61.4% | 160 | 56.9% | 118 | 53.4% | 108 | 50.2% | 125 | 55.3% | 125 | 54.3% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 9 | 3.2% | 7 | 2.5% | 10 | 3.6% | 5 | 2.3% | 12 | 5.6% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 210 | 75.0% | 212 | 74.4% | 222 | 79.0% | 169 | 76.5% | 164 | 76.3% | 169 | 74.8% | 181 | 78.7% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 15 | 5.4% | 24 | 8.4% | 17 | 6.0% | 16 | 7.2% | 14 | 6.5% | 18 | 8.0% | 12 | 5.2% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 18.35 | 17.92 | 18.75 | 14.81 | 13.51 | 14.20 | 13.40 | |||||||
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 76.5% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 23.5% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 19.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 17.6% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 82.4% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $42,037.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $32,200.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $44,145.0 |