Total enrollment
4,253
+147 (+4%) vs SY 2020-21
5 schools in Petal School District
Mississippi · 4,253 students · 2 cities
Looking at the Petal School District system: 5 public K-12 schools serving approximately 4,253 students inside Mississippi, averaging 851 per school.
4-year change in Petal School District
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
5
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Petal School District ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Mississippi | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 73.6% | #7 of 126 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 4,253 | #24 of 136 | #2,284 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 5 | #63 of 136 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.0:1 | #45 of 136 | #3,144 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 59.1% | #119 of 135 | #2,956 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.1% | #62 of 105 | #3,085 of 6,853 |
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 Petal School District
State test results across the district's 5 scored schools run from Petal High School at 79.2% proficient to Petal Middle School at 70.7%, a gap of 8.5 points. That is the 89th 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Petal High School | Petal | High | 09-13 | 1,324 |
| Petal Primary School | Petal | Elementary | PK-02 | 1,016 |
| Petal Middle School | Petal | Middle | 07-08 | 645 |
| Petal Elementary 3-4 | Petal | Elementary | 03-04 | 636 |
| Petal Upper Elementary | Petal | Middle | 05-06 | 632 |
About Petal School District
Petal School District is a small public-school district in Mississippi. The district maintains 5 schools and educates approximately 4,253 students.
On the level-by-level breakdown, Petal School District is built around 2 elementary, 2 middle, and 1 high school.
On a per-school basis, Petal School District runs about 851 students per school, 71% higher than the state mean of roughly 498.
Looking at the last 4 years. Total public-school enrollment in Petal School District has rose 4% since SY 2020-21, moving from about 4,106 students to 4,253.
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