Purvis Lower Elementary

Set in Purvis, Mississippi, Purvis Lower Elementary is a mid-tier elementary-level community, overseen by Lamar County School District. It works with 448 students across grades pre-K through 2.

Purvis Lower Elementary is one of 15 schools operated by Lamar County School District, a district that hosts 10,318 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Purvis Lower Elementary reports that White students make up the majority at 80%. Other groups include 11% Black, 6% multiracial, 2% Hispanic. By comparison, Lamar County as a whole is about 71% White, so the school skews visibly more White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, The school reports having 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.0:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.9:1 average. Around 54% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Lamar County put the typical household earns roughly $70,909 per year, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Across Lamar County's 17 public schools (combined enrollment of about 10,318 students), Purvis Lower Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Purvis High School, around 0.5 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around Purvis Lower Elementary.

The school occupies a rural site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Purvis Lower Elementary has edged up 15%, going from 390 students in 2018 to 448 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share fell from 85% to 80%.

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