This is a three% increase over the previous school year.
Petal High School had the highest enrollment in the district with 1,233 students.
A snapshot of Petal School District schools showed 71.3% of students were white, 17.1% were Black, 5.2% were Hispanic, 4.7% were multiracial, and 0.4% Asian.
Petal School District roughly covers five schools within Forrest County and has a main office in Petal.
Mississippi has continually struggled with public education. The most recent Report Card on American Education, from a right-leaning think tank, gave the state a C-. This is consistent with ratings stretching back nearly a decade.
The nonpartisan Education Week also ranked Mississippi schools as C- in their most recent analysis.
Percentage Breakdown of Ethnic Representation in the 2021-22 School Year Enrollment in Petal School District
Enrollment in Petal School District Schools by Ethnicity in the 2021-22 School Year
| School | Asian Enrollment % | Black or African American % | Hispanic of Latino % | Multiracial % | White % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Petal Elementary School | 0% | 15.5% | 4.5% | 4.1% | 75.9% |
| Petal High School | 1.2% | 18.4% | 5.9% | 4.5% | 70.0% |
| Petal Middle School | 0% | 19.1% | 5.4% | 5.6% | 69.9% |
| Petal Primary School | 0% | 15.5% | 4.3% | 9.1% | 71.1% |
| Petal Upper Elementary School | 0% | 16.8% | 5.9% | 5.6% | 71.7% |
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