Picayune Junior High School

Located at 702 Goodyear Blvd., in Picayune, Mississippi, Picayune Junior High School is a reasonably sized 6-8 campus that instructs 465 students (grades 7 through 8), run under Picayune School District.

Within Picayune School District, which oversees 8 schools and 3,359 students, Picayune Junior High School is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Picayune Junior High School records that 58% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder consists of 27% Black, 10% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 80% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Picayune Junior High School reports 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 17.2:1. The state averages around 13.7:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 69% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Zooming out to the county, Pearl River County reports that the typical household earns roughly $58,135 per year, 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Pearl River County's 20 public schools (combined enrollment of about 8,456 students), Picayune Junior High School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Picayune Memorial High School, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 7 other public schools.

The school occupies a town-center site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Picayune Junior High School has contracted 9%, going from 510 students in 2018 to 465 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment rose from 5% to 10% over that span.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.