This is a 1.8% decrease from the previous school year.
Pearl High School had the highest enrollment in the district with 1,210 students.
A snapshot of Pearl Public School District schools showed 47.4% of students were white, 37.7% were Black, 7.4% were Hispanic, 5.9% were multiracial, and 0.4% Asian.
Pearl Public School District roughly covers five schools within Rankin County and has a main office in Pearl.
Mississippi has continually struggled with public education. The most recent Report Card on American Education, from a right-leaning think tank, gave the state a C-. This is consistent with ratings stretching back nearly a decade.
The nonpartisan Education Week also ranked Mississippi schools as C- in their most recent analysis.
Percentage Breakdown of Ethnic Representation in the 2021-22 School Year Enrollment in Pearl Public School District
Enrollment in Pearl Public School District Schools by Ethnicity in the 2021-22 School Year
| School | Asian Enrollment % | Black or African American % | Hispanic of Latino % | Multiracial % | White % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northside Elementary School | 0% | 35.0% | 7.6% | 7.4% | 50.0% |
| Pearl High School | 1.5% | 40.7% | 6.9% | 4.9% | 46.0% |
| Pearl Junior High School | 0% | 39.8% | 7.9% | 6.0% | 46.3% |
| Pearl Lower Elementary School | 0% | 31.4% | 7.6% | 10.7% | 50.3% |
| Pearl Upper School | 0% | 38.3% | 7.3% | 8.2% | 46.2% |
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