Purvis High School
220 School St
Purvis MS, 39475, Lamar County
Phone: 601-794-6221
Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Lamar County School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 39 | 40 | 36 | 36 | 39 | 40 | 36 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 552 | 549 | 547 | 536 | 516 | 545 | 541 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 150 | 27.2% | 175 | 31.9% | 155 | 28.3% | 135 | 25.2% | 135 | 26.2% | 157 | 28.8% | 148 | 27.4% |
| Grade 10: | 165 | 29.9% | 145 | 26.4% | 134 | 24.5% | 139 | 25.9% | 146 | 28.3% | 130 | 23.9% | 143 | 26.4% |
| Grade 11: | 125 | 22.6% | 113 | 20.6% | 130 | 23.8% | 129 | 24.1% | 121 | 23.4% | 124 | 22.8% | 137 | 25.3% |
| Grade 12: | 111 | 20.1% | 112 | 20.4% | 127 | 23.2% | 119 | 22.2% | 107 | 20.7% | 124 | 22.8% | 106 | 19.6% |
| Ungraded: | 1 | 0.2% | 4 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.2% | 14 | 2.6% | 7 | 1.4% | 10 | 1.8% | 7 | 1.3% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 303 | 54.9% | 305 | 55.6% | 286 | 52.3% | 279 | 52.1% | 267 | 51.7% | 298 | 54.7% | 275 | 50.8% |
| Female: | 249 | 45.1% | 244 | 44.4% | 261 | 47.7% | 257 | 47.9% | 249 | 48.3% | 247 | 45.3% | 262 | 48.4% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Hispanic: | 6 | 1.1% | 3 | 0.5% | 6 | 1.1% | 5 | 0.9% | 2 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.6% | 7 | 1.3% |
| Black: | 50 | 9.1% | 49 | 8.9% | 55 | 10.1% | 62 | 11.6% | 58 | 11.2% | 60 | 11.0% | 55 | 10.2% |
| White: | 490 | 88.8% | 490 | 89.3% | 483 | 88.3% | 466 | 86.9% | 455 | 88.2% | 479 | 87.9% | 478 | 88.4% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 4 | 0.7% | 6 | 1.1% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 202 | 36.6% | 199 | 36.2% | 225 | 41.1% | 205 | 38.2% | 187 | 36.2% | 186 | 34.1% | 171 | 31.6% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 59 | 10.7% | 50 | 9.1% | 48 | 8.8% | 61 | 11.4% | 51 | 9.9% | 62 | 11.4% | 60 | 11.1% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.15 | 13.77 | 15.12 | 14.71 | 13.18 | 13.60 | 14.90 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| SATP2 | ||||||
| 2004 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 91% | 95.9% | 90.7% |
| 2005 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 96.4% | 97.8% | 91.6% |
| 2006 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 89% | 95.6% | 91% |
| 2007 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 96.7% | 98% | 90.8% |
| 2008 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 82.9% | 89.4% | 71% |
| 2009 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 58.6% | 88.2% | 72% |
| 2010 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 66.2% | 86% | 79.6% |
| 2011 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 88.2% | 92.8% | 85.4% |
| 2012 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 75.9% | 89.3% | 81.9% |
| 2013 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 91.1% | 94.1% | 85.2% |
| 2004 | Biology I | End of course | % met std | 96.4% | 97.7% | 89.2% |
| 2005 | Biology I | End of course | % met std | 98.1% | 97.3% | 91.8% |
| 2006 | Biology I | End of course | % met std | 100% | 98.7% | 93.3% |
| 2007 | Biology I | End of course | % met std | 97.5% | 97.3% | 92.2% |
| 2008 | Biology I | End of course | % met std | 97% | 96.3% | 87.9% |
| 2009 | Biology I | End of course | % met std | 93.8% | 94% | 87.6% |
| 2010 | Biology I | End of course | % met std | 87% | 92.6% | 86.2% |
| 2012 | Biology I | End of course | % met std | 83.6% | 85.1% | 74.7% |
| 2013 | Biology I | End of course | % met std | 91.5% | 89.6% | 78.5% |
| 2004 | English II | End of course | % met std | 96.6% | 95.9% | 83.1% |
| 2005 | English II | End of course | % met std | 95.8% | 94.1% | 82.8% |
| 2006 | English II | End of course | % met std | 91% | 93% | 78.1% |
| 2007 | English II | End of course | % met std | 88.7% | 87.4% | 77.2% |
| 2008 | English II | End of course | % met std | 80.9% | 84.5% | 69.7% |
| 2009 | English II | End of course | % met std | 83% | 87.1% | 69% |
| 2010 | English II | End of course | % met std | 78.2% | 77.9% | 68% |
| 2011 | English II | End of course | % met std | 75.6% | 81.8% | 71.8% |
| 2012 | English II | End of course | % met std | 84.6% | 87.2% | 73.1% |
| 2013 | English II | End of course | % met std | 83.7% | 85.9% | 73% |
| 2004 | US History | End of course | % met std | 96.6% | 98% | 95.7% |
| 2005 | US History | End of course | % met std | 96.6% | 98.4% | 96.4% |
| 2006 | US History | End of course | % met std | 98.9% | 98.9% | 95.9% |
| 2007 | US History | End of course | % met std | 98% | 99.6% | 93.9% |
| 2008 | US History | End of course | % met std | 98.3% | 98.8% | 94.3% |
| 2009 | US History | End of course | % met std | 96.3% | 98.4% | 96.9% |
| 2010 | US History | End of course | % met std | 93.5% | 97.3% | 93% |
| 2011 | US History | End of course | % met std | 98.4% | 98.1% | 93% |
| 2012 | US History | End of course | % met std | 89.1% | 90.1% | 72.9% |
| 2013 | US History | End of course | % met std | 89.7% | 91.1% | 81.3% |
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Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 58.3% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 37.5% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 14.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 29.2% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 70.8% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $40,668.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $34,346.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $43,271.0 |