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

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West Side ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 444 students · Picayune

B-Public 📚

Roseland Park ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 370 students · Picayune

B-Public 📚

Nicholson ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 324 students · Picayune

C+Public 📚

South Side Lower ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–2 · 320 students · Picayune

D-Public 📚

South Side Upper ElementaryElementary · Grades 3–6 · 310 students · Picayune

B+Public 📚

Picayune Junior High SchoolMiddle · Grades 7–8 · 465 students · Picayune

BPublic 🏫

Picayune Memorial High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–13 · 940 students · Picayune

B-Public 🏫

CENTER FOR ALTERNATIVE EDUCATIONHigh · Grades 7–12 · Picayune

Public 🏫

PMHS CAREER & TECHNOLOGY CENTERHigh · Grades 9–12 · Picayune

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Early Head Start NicholsonPrekindergarten · Grades PK · 186 students · Picayune

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Early Head Start RosaPrekindergarten · Grades PK · Picayune

Public

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.