Total enrollment
847
-99 (-10%) vs SY 2020-21
6 schools in Perry County School District
Mississippi · 847 students · 4 cities
Looking at the Perry County School District system: 6 public K-12 schools serving approximately 847 students inside Mississippi, averaging 141 per school.
4-year change in Perry County School District
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
4
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Perry County School District ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Mississippi | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.9% | #75 of 126 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 847 | #121 of 136 | #7,556 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 4 | #87 of 136 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.6:1 | #15 of 136 | #1,640 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 82.2% | #66 of 135 | #1,090 of 8,164 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Perry County School District
State test results across the district's 4 scored schools run from Runnelstown School at 52.8% proficient to Perry Central Middle School at 48.2%, a gap of 4.6 points. That is the 91st widest gap among 92 Mississippi districts with four or more scored schools.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perry Central High School | New Augusta | High | 09-12 | 262 |
| South Perry Elementary School | Beaumont | Elementary | KG-05 | 234 |
| Perry Central Middle School | New Augusta | Middle | 06-08 | 178 |
| Runnelstown School | Petal | Elementary | KG-05 | 173 |
| PERRY CO VOC COMPLEX | New Augusta | High | 09-12 | 0 |
| PERRY COUNTY ALTERNATIVE CENTER | New Augusta | High | 05-12 | 0 |
About Perry County School District
As a sparse district in Mississippi, Perry County School District educates 847 students across 6 schools.
For a sense of the school types, Perry County School District comprises 2 elementary, 1 middle, and 3 high schools.
Per-school enrollment averages around 141 in this district, noticeably below the Mississippi typical of 498.
Five-year track record. Total public-school enrollment in Perry County School District has declined 10% since SY 2020-21, moving from about 946 students to 847.
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