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Petal, MS
Public School Ratings




Petal Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Petal School Dist School District details

Petal School Dist School District
115 Highway 42
Petal, MS 39465

4,392 Students enrolled in District

5 Schools in District

14 Students Per Classroom (State average is 14)

Petal School Dist School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Mississippi

10

(10 is best)

Better than 98.1% of all MS school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

9

(10 is best)

Better than 85.4% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

80 60 40 20 0
66%
45%
60%
42%
73%
48%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Petal Elementary School
1179 Hwy 42 E
Petal, MS, 39465
03-04
Petal High School
1145 Highway 42 E
Petal, MS, 39465
09-12
Petal Middle School
203 East Central Avenue
Petal, MS, 39465
07-08
Petal Primary School
60 Herrington Road
Petal, MS, 39465
PK-02
Petal Upper Elementary School
400 Hillcrest Loop
Petal, MS, 39465
05-06

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 74.4% 44.6%
Black 18.8% 48.4%
Hispanic 6.0% 5.0%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.6% 1.2%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.2% 0.8%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 99.7% 99.7%
Free lunch eligible 58.7% 73.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 41.0% 25.9%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,169 $22,703,000 55.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $459 $2,018,000 4.9%
Staff $164 $720,000 1.7%
General Administration $281 $1,236,000 3.0%
School Administration $502 $2,205,000 5.3%
Operation $788 $3,461,000 8.4%
Transportation $395 $1,734,000 4.2%
Other $433 $1,903,000 4.6%
Total Support $3,023 $13,277,000 32.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,207 $5,303,000 12.8%
Total Expenditures $9,400 $41,283,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,827 $2,577,379,000 48.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $580 $256,641,000 4.9%
Staff $465 $205,614,000 3.9%
General Administration $349 $154,231,000 2.9%
School Administration $612 $270,616,000 5.1%
Operation $1,057 $467,711,000 8.8%
Transportation $426 $188,522,000 3.6%
Other $289 $127,751,000 2.4%
Total Support $3,778 $1,671,086,000 31.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,355 $1,041,743,000 19.7%
Total Expenditures $11,960 $5,290,208,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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