This is a 0.7% increase over the previous school year.
Petal High School had the highest enrollment in the district with 1,288 students.
A snapshot of Petal School District showed 69.7% of students were white, 17.7% were Black, 5.6% were Hispanic, and 5.1% multiracial.
Petal School District roughly covers five schools within Forrest County and has a main office in Petal.
Mississippi's schools, with an enrollment of 436,523 in the 2023-24 academic year, are mostly divided between two ethnicities, with Black or African American students being the largest racial group at 46.86%, followed by white students at 42.14%.
Students in the state showed a significant improvement in the 2022-23 academic year, demonstrating sustained progress in their post-pandemic recovery. Overall, 87% of schools and 91% of districts achieved a grade of C or better, compared to 81% of schools and 87% of districts in the prior year.
Results from the 2022-23 Mississippi Academic Assessment Program (MAAP) showed students reaching an all-time high in all core subjects. Students better performed on the Math and English portion of the test, achieving grades around 5% better than in the previous year.
| School | Asian Enrollment % | Black or African American % | Hispanic of Latino % | Multiracial % | White % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Petal Elementary School | 0% | 16.4% | 5.5% | 7.3% | 70.8% |
| Petal High School | 0% | 18.3% | 6.4% | 5.8% | 69.5% |
| Petal Middle School | 0% | 18.8% | 7.3% | 6.6% | 67.3% |
| Petal Primary School | 0% | 17.3% | 4.7% | 8.9% | 69.1% |
| Petal Upper Elementary School | 0% | 17.0% | 3.8% | 6.1% | 73.1% |
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