School district · Mississippi

Pearl Public Schools

Pearl Public Schools in Mississippi: 5 public schools with 4,258 students and 14.3 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $10,941 per student in FY2024.

Schools
5
Students
4,258
Students per teacher
14.3
MS 13.4 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$10,941
MS $12.3K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE)
297
Counselors (FTE)
9.0
Students per counselor
473
MS 360 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
2.0
Librarians (FTE): 5.0

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

Spending per student, 2015–2024
$8.1K15
$7.8K16
$8.1K17
$8.2K18
$8.6K19
$8.4K20
$9.2K21
$10.1K22
$10.8K23
$10.9K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
21% · $12.1M
State
45% · $26.5M
Local
34% · $19.9M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$6,486
Support services
$3,805
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$8.2M
Long-term debt
$20.9M

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Elementary schools: 3Middle schools: 1High schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacher
2–366516.5
Pre-K–176315.1
4–560814.0
6–894413.0
9–131,27814.1

Sources

Address
3375 Highway 80 E, Pearl, MS 39208
Phone
(601)932-7921
Website