South Perry Elementary School

Located at 1300 Beaumont, in BEAUMONT, Mississippi, South Perry Elementary School is a tight-knit elementary-level community that educates 234 students (grades K through 5), one of the schools within Perry County School District. That puts it 48% smaller than the typical public school in Mississippi, which averages around 446 students.

South Perry Elementary School is one of 4 schools operated by Perry County School District, a district that caters to 847 students overall.

Looking at the student body, South Perry Elementary School records that the largest single group is White at 48%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder comes out to 32% Black, 18% multiracial. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 78%.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, South Perry Elementary School has 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.9:1, putting South Perry Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 88% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Perry County (around 74%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), South Perry Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 50.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 50.9%.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Perry County indicate the typical household earns roughly $49,634 per year, 13% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 17%. Across Perry County's 8 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,433 students), South Perry Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Perry Central High School, around 4.8 miles off. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Among the 4 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), South Perry Elementary School ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, below the local average of 58.5%.

The campus sits in a countryside setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at South Perry Elementary School has shrank 17%, going from 282 students in 2018 to 234 in 2025. The White share of enrollment edged down from 61% to 48% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 16.3:1 in 2018 to 12.1:1 today.

On allk12, the feed for South Perry Elementary School typically covers classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.