Picayune School District

Public Grades PK–12 B-School Grade

Public schools for Picayune.

At a glance
3,359Students enrolled
11Schools
$12,609Spent per student
17:1Student–teacher ratio
74%Free / reduced lunch
School path

Where would my kid go?

For Picayune

Grades PK–6
West Side Elementary or Roseland Park Elementary or South Side Lower ElementaryDepends on your addressThis district
Grades 6
West Side Elementary or Roseland Park Elementary or South Side Upper ElementaryDepends on your addressThis district
Grades 7–8
Picayune Junior High School465 students · PicayuneThis district
Grades 9–12
Picayune Memorial High School940 students · PicayuneThis district

Based on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.

Academic performanceDistrict vs MS
Math proficiency31%
State average 35.3%
Reading / language arts34%
State average 34.8%
Graduation rate (4-year)87%
State average 87.8%
EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21; graduation 2019–20). The tick marks the state average.
Where the money goes
$12,609
per student each year · 2% above the MS average
Spending
Classroom instruction53%
Support & administration40%
Other7%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax)22%
State38%
Federal40%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).
Enrollment · last 5 years
3,192’20
3,315’21
3,431’22
3,598’23
3,359’24
Students
White · 57%1,900
Black · 29%986
Hispanic · 10%323
Two or more races · 3%108
Asian · 1%32
American Indian/Alaska Native · 0%9

Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.

Schools11 in district

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.

District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.

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