The Petal School District is a public school district based in Petal, Mississippi (USA). In 1976, the Petal Schools District was formed after the community decided that it wanted the local school system to be separate from the county school system.History / Overview. (2024). Petalschools.com. Retrieved 1 March 2024, from https://www.petalschools.com/our-district
It includes Petal and the Forrest County portion of Eastabuchie.
Schools Petal High School (Grades 9–12) Petal Middle School (Grades 7–8) Petal Upper Elementary School (formerly W.L. Smith) (Grades 5–6) Petal Elementary School (Grades 3–4) Petal Primary School (Grades K-2) Demographics Previous school years School Year Enrollment Gender Makeup Racial Makeup Female Male Asian African American Hispanic Native American White2006-073,87248%52%*12.89%1.55%*84.89% 2005-06 3,806 49% 51% 0.50% 12.14% 1.21% 0.08% 86.07% 2004-05 3,697 50% 50% 0.43% 11.14% 1.00% 0.16% 87.26% 2003-04 3,701 50% 50% 0.32% 11.46% 0.92% 0.19% 87.11% 2002-03 3,679 49% 51% 0.16% 11.42% 0.71% 0.19% 87.52%
Recent school years School Year Enrollment Gender Makeup Racial Makeup Female Male Asian African American Hispanic Native American White2022-234,39248%52%0.59%17.67%5.60%*69.72%2021-224,26449%51%0.54%17.14%5.21%*71.34%2020-214,10649%51%*16.98%5.28%*71.89%2019-204,16949%51%0.86%17.74%5.09%*72.85%
Promotion/Retention Rate
Recent school years +School YearClass Size% Promotion# Retention% Retention2022-23297796.6%1023.4%2021-22297095.91214.1%2020-21289396.4%1093.7%2019-20N/A96.0%1164.0%
Accountability statistics 2006-07 2005-06 2004-05 2003-04 2002-03 District Accreditation Status Accredited Accredited Accredited Accredited Accredited School Performance Classifications Level 5 (Superior Performing) Schools 3 3 3 3 3 Level 4 (Exemplary) Schools 0 0 0 0 0 Level 3 (Successful) Schools 0 0 0 0 0 Level 2 (Under Performing) Schools 0 0 0 0 0 Level 1 (Low Performing) Schools 0 0 0 0 0 Not Assigned 1 1 1 1 1
Notable alumni Ralph Dunagin (1955), cartoonist Ray Perkins (1959), NFL running back and coach, Super Bowl V champion Tom Walters (1960), NFL safety Richard Gerald Jordan (1964), death row inmate Tom King (1965), politician, former member of the Mississippi Legislature Nate Rolison (1995), MLB first baseman Anthony Alford (2012), MLB outfielder Demarcus Evans (2015), MLB pitcher Javon Patterson (2015), NFL center Phat Watts (2018), wide receiver for the Tulane Green Wave Duece Watts (2018), CFL wide receiver DeCarlos Nicholson (2020), cornerback for the USC Trojans
See also List of school districts in Mississippi
References
External links Petal School District