Poplarville Lower Elementary

Located at 804 South Julia Street Suite A, in POPLARVILLE, Mississippi, Poplarville Lower Elementary is a reasonably sized elementary school that teaches 521 students (grades pre-K through 2), operated by Poplarville School District.

Within Poplarville School District, which oversees 4 schools and 1,969 students, Poplarville Lower Elementary is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Poplarville Lower Elementary records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (81%). The remainder is composed of 10% Black, 6% multiracial, 2% Hispanic. Compared to Pearl River County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the resource side, The school lists 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.9:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.9:1 average. About 59% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

In the area at large, Pearl River County reports that median household income runs about $58,135, 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 14%. Across Pearl River County's 20 public schools (combined enrollment of about 8,456 students), Poplarville Lower Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Poplarville High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools.

The school occupies a rural site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Poplarville Lower Elementary has increased 10%, going from 472 students in 2018 to 521 in 2025.

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