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Pearl River County School District

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Pearl River County School District is located in south Mississippi. Pearl River County School District has 133.13 square miles of land area and 1.22 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Pearl River County School District population is 17,619. Pearl River County School District median household income is $48,389 in 2010-2014. Pearl River County School District median house value is $133,500 in 2010-2014. On average, Pearl River County School District is much better than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	(26 out of 148, top 18%)*
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Kindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	5
Population	17,619 (2010-2014), rank #56
Population Growth	13.97% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	131.14/sq mi, rank #37
Median Household Income:	$48,389 at 2010-2014—1.22% increase since 2005-2009, rank #13
Median House Price:	$133,500 at 2010-2014—-0.07% increase since 2005-2009, rank #18
Time Zone:	Central GMT -6:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	133.13 sq mi, rank #102
Water Area:	1.22 sq mi (0.91%), rank #93
State:	Mississippi
County:	Pearl River County
City:	Carriere, Picayune, Hide-A-Way Lake, Poplarville
Zip:	39426, 39466, 39470
Area:	Picayune, MS

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Pearl River County School District Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

7441 Hwy 11

Carriere MS, 39426, Pearl River County

Phone: 601-798-7744

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	3,063	3,076	3,080	3,102	3,138	3,155	3,137
English Language Learner Students:	0	21	6	12	13	17	3
Total Teachers:	181.38	190.53	190.00	192.70	202.19	198.20	190.50
Prekindergarten:	2.00	2.00	1.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00
Kindergarten:	9.84	12.14	11.29	11.26	12.33	11.00	11.90
Elementary:	68.46	72.46	76.09	71.79	75.58	69.30	73.60
Secondary:	78.45	78.13	74.27	78.91	83.56	82.00	79.60
Ungraded:	22.63	25.80	27.35	28.74	28.72	33.90	23.40
Total Other Staff:	185.86	194.65	189.40	184.95	193.45	211.80	200.10
Instructional Aides:	51.58	50.51	51.37	53.71	60.98	73.00	64.50
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	3.00	3.00	3.00	2.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
Total Guidance Counselors:	5.00	4.00	3.00	2.43	3.00	7.20	3.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	1.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	4.00	4.00	3.00	2.43	3.00	3.60	3.00
Other Guidance Counselors:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	3.60	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	3.92	3.84	3.94	3.94	4.00	3.90	3.90
Library/Media Support:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	1.00	0.00	1.00
District Administrators:	5.08	5.17	4.59	4.00	5.18	5.20	5.00
District Administrative Support:	12.00	13.52	12.00	13.47	15.50	16.40	16.00
School Administrators:	12.47	10.92	9.98	9.07	9.81	8.80	9.00
School Administrative Support:	16.50	16.50	17.00	15.71	16.87	20.00	16.00
Student Support Services:	21.65	22.09	20.38	18.05	18.06	15.70	15.90
Other Support Services:	54.66	65.10	64.14	62.57	58.05	60.60	64.80
Student-Teacher Ratio:	16.89	16.14	16.21	16.10	15.52	15.92	16.47

Schools

Center For Alternative Education	Grade 6 to Grade 12	461 Burgetown Rd, Carriere MS 39426
Pearl River Central High School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	7407 Hwy 11, Carriere MS 39426
Pearl River Central Jh	Grade 6 to Grade 8	7391 Hwy 11, Carriere MS 39426
Pearl River Central Lo	Kindergarten to Grade 2	116 Alphabet Ave, Carriere MS 39426
Pearl River Central Up	Grade 3 to Grade 5	1592 Henleyfield Mcneill Rd, Carriere MS 39426

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
MCT2 Test
2008	Language Arts	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	151.4	149.3
2009	Language Arts	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	151.8	148.7
2010	Language Arts	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	151.2	149
2011	Language Arts	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	151.5	149.8
2012	Language Arts	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	150.7	150.2
2013	Language Arts	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	153.4	151
2008	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	151	150.6
2009	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	153.6	151
2010	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	154.5	152.1
2011	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	154	153.3
2012	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	157.3	154.1
2013	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	160	154.2
2008	Language Arts	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	149.3	148.8
2009	Language Arts	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	152.2	149.2
2010	Language Arts	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	152.5	149.5
2011	Language Arts	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	153	149.6
2012	Language Arts	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	152.4	151
2013	Language Arts	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	152.5	151.8
2008	Mathematics	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	151.5	150.5
2009	Mathematics	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	154.7	151.1
2010	Mathematics	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	156.7	151.5
2011	Mathematics	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	154.4	151.7
2012	Mathematics	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	154.1	152.8
2013	Mathematics	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	156.4	154.1
2008	Language Arts	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	151.9	148.5
2009	Language Arts	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	151.3	148.7
2010	Language Arts	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	152.7	148.8
2011	Language Arts	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	153.2	148.9
2012	Language Arts	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	154.2	149.9
2013	Language Arts	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	154.2	150.8
2008	Mathematics	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	153.1	149.8
2009	Mathematics	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	155.9	150.2
2010	Mathematics	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	157.1	151.3
2011	Mathematics	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	159.2	151.4
2012	Mathematics	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	156.8	152.3
2013	Mathematics	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	156	153.2
2008	Language Arts	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	146.6	147.6
2009	Language Arts	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	150.3	148.8
2010	Language Arts	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	149.1	149.4
2011	Language Arts	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	151.6	149.8
2012	Language Arts	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	152.1	150.3
2013	Language Arts	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	155	150.7
2008	Mathematics	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	150.1	149.3
2009	Mathematics	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	153.7	149.9
2010	Mathematics	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	152.2	150.5
2011	Mathematics	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	152.3	150.6
2012	Mathematics	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	155.2	151.3
2013	Mathematics	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	155.7	152.4
2008	Language Arts	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	147.6	147
2009	Language Arts	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	145.3	147.8
2010	Language Arts	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	149.9	149.7
2011	Language Arts	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	149.6	149.9
2012	Language Arts	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	151.8	150.7
2013	Language Arts	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	155.6	151.4
2008	Mathematics	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	151	148.7
2009	Mathematics	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	149.2	150.1
2010	Mathematics	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	153.6	151.1
2011	Mathematics	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	151.5	152.1
2012	Mathematics	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	152.8	152.3
2013	Mathematics	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	155.6	153.1
2008	Language Arts	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	148.5	146.6
2009	Language Arts	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	148.8	147.8
2010	Language Arts	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	148.3	147.8
2011	Language Arts	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	150.1	149.1
2012	Language Arts	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	150.1	149.9
2013	Language Arts	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	155.5	150
2008	Mathematics	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	150.2	148.3
2009	Mathematics	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	152.2	149.6
2010	Mathematics	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	153.2	151.5
2011	Mathematics	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	156	153.2
2012	Mathematics	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	157	153.7
2013	Mathematics	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	156.4	154.6
MST Test
2008	Science	5th Grade	% met std	61.8%	40.8%
2009	Science	5th Grade	% met std	65.7%	42.8%
2010	Science	5th Grade	% met std	68.9%	44.9%
2012	Science	5th Grade	% met std	80.6%	53.6%
2013	Science	5th Grade	% met std	82.7%	63.1%
2008	Science	8th Grade	% met std	38.8%	39.3%
2009	Science	8th Grade	% met std	50.2%	40%
2010	Science	8th Grade	% met std	51.9%	42.9%
2012	Science	8th Grade	% met std	62.7%	56.4%
2013	Science	8th Grade	% met std	85.0%	64.0%
SATP2 Test
2004	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	97.6%	90.7%
2005	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	91.5%	91.6%
2006	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	89.2%	91%
2007	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	82.6%	90.8%
2008	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	69.3%	71%
2009	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	67.9%	72%
2010	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	84.5%	79.6%
2011	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	81.5%	85.4%
2012	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	69.7%	81.9%
2013	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	88.2%	85.2%
2004	Biology I	End of course	% met std	94.6%	89.2%
2005	Biology I	End of course	% met std	95.8%	91.8%
2006	Biology I	End of course	% met std	94.5%	93.3%
2007	Biology I	End of course	% met std	92.3%	92.2%
2008	Biology I	End of course	% met std	90.6%	87.9%
2009	Biology I	End of course	% met std	94.5%	87.6%
2010	Biology I	End of course	% met std	97.4%	86.2%
2012	Biology I	End of course	% met std	77.5%	74.7%
2013	Biology I	End of course	% met std	82.2%	78.5%
2004	English II	End of course	% met std	95.8%	83.1%
2005	English II	End of course	% met std	91.5%	82.8%
2006	English II	End of course	% met std	85.4%	78.1%
2007	English II	End of course	% met std	82.7%	77.2%
2008	English II	End of course	% met std	73.7%	69.7%
2009	English II	End of course	% met std	77.4%	69%
2010	English II	End of course	% met std	73.9%	68%
2011	English II	End of course	% met std	66.9%	71.8%
2012	English II	End of course	% met std	76.5%	73.1%
2013	English II	End of course	% met std	83.6%	73%
2004	US History	End of course	% met std	96.9%	95.7%
2005	US History	End of course	% met std	96.7%	96.4%
2006	US History	End of course	% met std	94.2%	95.9%
2007	US History	End of course	% met std	93.6%	93.9%
2008	US History	End of course	% met std	96.3%	94.3%
2009	US History	End of course	% met std	96.7%	96.9%
2010	US History	End of course	% met std	93.7%	93%
2011	US History	End of course	% met std	92.1%	93%
2012	US History	End of course	% met std	78.4%	72.9%
2013	US History	End of course	% met std	87.1%	81.3%

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School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$23,867,000	$7,749		$25,516,000	$8,226		$24,537,000	$7,819
Federal:	$2,765,000	$898	11.6%	$4,686,000	$1,511	18.4%	$4,340,000	$1,383	17.7%
State:	$14,266,000	$4,632	59.8%	$13,111,000	$4,227	51.4%	$13,522,000	$4,309	55.1%
Local:	$6,836,000	$2,219	28.6%	$7,719,000	$2,488	30.3%	$6,675,000	$2,127	27.2%
Total Expenditures:	$23,404,000	$7,599		$22,532,000	$7,264		$23,092,000	$7,359
Total Current Expenditures:	$22,678,000	$7,363		$21,816,000	$7,033		$22,289,000	$7,103
Instructional Expenditures:	$13,206,000	$4,288	58.2%	$13,033,000	$4,201	59.7%	$13,614,000	$4,338	61.1%
Student and Staff Support:	$1,725,000	$560	7.6%	$1,662,000	$536	7.6%	$1,519,000	$484	6.8%
Administration:	$2,539,000	$824	11.2%	$2,286,000	$737	10.5%	$2,324,000	$741	10.4%
Operations, Food, Other:	$5,208,000	$1,691	23.0%	$4,835,000	$1,559	22.2%	$4,832,000	$1,540	21.7%
Total Capital Outlay:	$540,000	$175		$444,000	$143		$523,000	$167
Construction:	$0	$0		$13,000	$4		$0	$0
Total Other:	$40,000	$13		$67,000	$22		$52,000	$17
Interest on Debt:	$146,000	$47		$205,000	$66		$228,000	$73

Total Salary:	$12,570,000	$4,081		$12,320,000	$3,972		$12,815,000	$4,084
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$8,689,000	$2,821	69.1%	$8,724,000	$2,812	70.8%	$9,086,000	$2,895	70.9%
Other Salary:	$3,881,000	$1,260	30.9%	$3,596,000	$1,159	29.2%	$3,729,000	$1,188	29.1%
Total Benefit:	$3,952,000	$1,283		$3,798,000	$1,224		$3,904,000	$1,244
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$2,659,000	$863	67.3%	$2,599,000	$838	68.4%	$2,709,000	$863	69.4%
Other Benefit:	$1,293,000	$420	32.7%	$1,199,000	$387	31.6%	$1,195,000	$381	30.6%

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	55.5%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	32.9%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	11.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	34.2%
Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	16.8%
Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	29.7%
Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	16.1%
Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	3.2%

Mean Base Salary:	$37,931.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$32,499.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	$36,044.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	$40,371.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	$45,752.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	$43,765.0

* Pearl River County School District was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.