This is a 0.9% decrease from the previous school year.
Pearl High School had the highest enrollment in the district with 1,262 students.
A snapshot of Pearl Public School District showed 45.4% of students were white, 38.3% were Black, 7.9% were Hispanic, 7% 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's schools, with an enrollment of 436,523 in the 2023-24 academic year, are mostly divided between two ethnicities, with Black or African American students being the largest racial group at 46.86%, followed by white students at 42.14%.
Students in the state showed a significant improvement in the 2022-23 academic year, demonstrating sustained progress in their post-pandemic recovery. Overall, 87% of schools and 91% of districts achieved a grade of C or better, compared to 81% of schools and 87% of districts in the prior year.
Results from the 2022-23 Mississippi Academic Assessment Program (MAAP) showed students reaching an all-time high in all core subjects. Students better performed on the Math and English portion of the test, achieving grades around 5% better than in the previous year.
| School | Asian Enrollment % | Black or African American % | Hispanic of Latino % | Multiracial % | White % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northside Elementary School | 0% | 31.9% | 8.9% | 10.0% | 49.2% |
| Pearl High School | 1.3% | 41.8% | 7.7% | 5.1% | 44.1% |
| Pearl Junior High School | 0% | 41.6% | 7.4% | 7.6% | 43.4% |
| Pearl Lower Elementary School | 0% | 34.9% | 7.9% | 12.2% | 45.0% |
| Pearl Upper School | 0% | 36.2% | 8.0% | 7.4% | 48.4% |
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