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Pearl Public School District

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Pearl Public School District is located close to the center of Mississippi. Pearl Public School District has 21.44 square miles of land area and 0.12 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Pearl Public School District population is 26,105. Pearl Public School District median household income is $41,326 in 2010-2014. Pearl Public School District median house value is $110,600 in 2010-2014. On average, Pearl Public School District is better than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	(36 out of 148, top 24%)*
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Kindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	5
Population	26,105 (2010-2014), rank #29
Population Growth	11.43% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	1,210.80/sq mi, rank #8
Median Household Income:	$41,326 at 2010-2014—7.02% increase since 2005-2009, rank #31
Median House Price:	$110,600 at 2010-2014—12.86% increase since 2005-2009, rank #25
Time Zone:	Central GMT -6:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	21.44 sq mi, rank #139
Water Area:	0.12 sq mi (0.55%), rank #142
State:	Mississippi
County:	Rankin County
City:	Pearl
Zip:	39208, 39042
Area:	Jackson, MS

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Pearl Public School District Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

3375 Hwy 80 East

Pearl MS, 39208, Rankin County

Phone: 601-932-7916

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	4,069	3,954	3,866	3,872	3,783	3,794	3,798
English Language Learner Students:	135	122	84	119	137	209	254
Total Teachers:	250.53	238.54	241.34	253.27	260.22	256.20	243.30
Prekindergarten:	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	2.40	2.00
Kindergarten:	18.65	15.62	14.67	15.50	14.74	14.70	15.90
Elementary:	98.43	92.88	95.07	92.78	96.13	100.00	98.80
Secondary:	103.27	102.03	100.67	101.94	106.10	102.40	102.40
Ungraded:	29.18	27.01	29.93	42.05	42.25	36.70	24.20
Total Other Staff:	274.39	273.89	272.80	262.33	272.90	277.20	280.40
Instructional Aides:	79.58	76.61	74.72	75.19	77.71	76.50	69.60
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	1.87	2.19	1.78	1.78	3.14	2.40	3.70
Total Guidance Counselors:	7.89	7.52	8.00	7.06	7.30	14.20	5.50
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	5.00	5.00	5.00	4.00	4.00	3.90	3.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	2.89	2.52	3.00	3.06	3.30	3.20	2.50
Other Guidance Counselors:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	7.10	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	5.88	5.88	5.94	5.94	6.00	5.90	5.40
Library/Media Support:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	4.00	5.00	5.00
District Administrators:	6.01	7.42	6.55	6.55	6.13	7.60	7.60
District Administrative Support:	16.80	14.30	13.80	11.80	13.33	13.30	13.30
School Administrators:	17.43	16.60	16.15	15.94	14.58	14.50	15.70
School Administrative Support:	16.00	18.21	17.50	17.50	19.16	18.00	18.50
Student Support Services:	22.51	19.97	20.01	19.34	19.93	22.00	23.00
Other Support Services:	100.42	105.19	108.35	101.23	101.62	97.80	113.10
Student-Teacher Ratio:	16.24	16.58	16.02	15.29	14.54	14.81	15.61

Schools

Northside Elementary	Grade 2 to Grade 3	3600 Harle St, Pearl MS 39208
Pearl High School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	500 Pirate Cove, Pearl MS 39208
Pearl Jr Hi	Grade 6 to Grade 8	200 Mary Ann Dr, Pearl MS 39208
Pearl Lower Elementary	Kindergarten to Grade 1	160 Mary Ann Dr, Pearl MS 39208
Pearl Upper	Grade 4 to Grade 5	180 Mary Ann Dr, Pearl MS 39208

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
MCT2 Test
2008	Language Arts	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	148.8	149.3
2009	Language Arts	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	151.6	148.7
2010	Language Arts	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	151.3	149
2011	Language Arts	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	152.5	149.8
2012	Language Arts	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	153.6	150.2
2013	Language Arts	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	155.8	151
2008	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	150.5	150.6
2009	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	154.7	151
2010	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	154.4	152.1
2011	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	155.5	153.3
2012	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	157.8	154.1
2013	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	158.2	154.2
2008	Language Arts	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	150.9	148.8
2009	Language Arts	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	151	149.2
2010	Language Arts	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	150.4	149.5
2011	Language Arts	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	151.4	149.6
2012	Language Arts	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	150.4	151
2013	Language Arts	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	150.5	151.8
2008	Mathematics	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	154.2	150.5
2009	Mathematics	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	151.2	151.1
2010	Mathematics	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	151.2	151.5
2011	Mathematics	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	151.8	151.7
2012	Mathematics	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	155.3	152.8
2013	Mathematics	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	154.9	154.1
2008	Language Arts	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	151.7	148.5
2009	Language Arts	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	151.9	148.7
2010	Language Arts	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	150.6	148.8
2011	Language Arts	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	149.7	148.9
2012	Language Arts	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	152.4	149.9
2013	Language Arts	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	152.3	150.8
2008	Mathematics	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	152.3	149.8
2009	Mathematics	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	152.9	150.2
2010	Mathematics	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	150.6	151.3
2011	Mathematics	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	153.1	151.4
2012	Mathematics	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	154.2	152.3
2013	Mathematics	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	156.7	153.2
2008	Language Arts	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	148.5	147.6
2009	Language Arts	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	151.4	148.8
2010	Language Arts	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	152.5	149.4
2011	Language Arts	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	150.4	149.8
2012	Language Arts	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	151.1	150.3
2013	Language Arts	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	151.9	150.7
2008	Mathematics	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	148.9	149.3
2009	Mathematics	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	151.6	149.9
2010	Mathematics	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	152.5	150.5
2011	Mathematics	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	150.3	150.6
2012	Mathematics	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	151.6	151.3
2013	Mathematics	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	152.5	152.4
2008	Language Arts	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	145.9	147
2009	Language Arts	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	148.5	147.8
2010	Language Arts	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	150.3	149.7
2011	Language Arts	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	152.9	149.9
2012	Language Arts	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	151.8	150.7
2013	Language Arts	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	155	151.4
2008	Mathematics	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	149.1	148.7
2009	Mathematics	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	150.8	150.1
2010	Mathematics	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	153.2	151.1
2011	Mathematics	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	155.8	152.1
2012	Mathematics	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	153.9	152.3
2013	Mathematics	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	156.9	153.1
2008	Language Arts	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	148.7	146.6
2009	Language Arts	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	150.4	147.8
2010	Language Arts	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	148.8	147.8
2011	Language Arts	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	150.2	149.1
2012	Language Arts	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	151.8	149.9
2013	Language Arts	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	149.6	150
2008	Mathematics	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	150.7	148.3
2009	Mathematics	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	153	149.6
2010	Mathematics	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	152.3	151.5
2011	Mathematics	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	154.5	153.2
2012	Mathematics	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	156.3	153.7
2013	Mathematics	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	154.9	154.6
MST Test
2008	Science	5th Grade	% met std	35.9%	40.8%
2009	Science	5th Grade	% met std	48.5%	42.8%
2010	Science	5th Grade	% met std	44.9%	44.9%
2012	Science	5th Grade	% met std	53.2%	53.6%
2013	Science	5th Grade	% met std	79.1%	63.1%
2008	Science	8th Grade	% met std	61.4%	39.3%
2009	Science	8th Grade	% met std	62.6%	40%
2010	Science	8th Grade	% met std	59.3%	42.9%
2012	Science	8th Grade	% met std	79.3%	56.4%
2013	Science	8th Grade	% met std	74.5%	64.0%
SATP2 Test
2004	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	93.4%	90.7%
2005	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	95.8%	91.6%
2006	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	98.6%	91%
2007	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	99%	90.8%
2008	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	95.1%	71%
2009	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	90.7%	72%
2010	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	97.3%	79.6%
2011	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	96.6%	85.4%
2012	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	96.4%	81.9%
2013	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	92.1%	85.2%
2004	Biology I	End of course	% met std	99.5%	89.2%
2005	Biology I	End of course	% met std	99.2%	91.8%
2006	Biology I	End of course	% met std	99.5%	93.3%
2007	Biology I	End of course	% met std	99.5%	92.2%
2008	Biology I	End of course	% met std	100%	87.9%
2009	Biology I	End of course	% met std	99.5%	87.6%
2010	Biology I	End of course	% met std	98.4%	86.2%
2012	Biology I	End of course	% met std	93.1%	74.7%
2013	Biology I	End of course	% met std	96.2%	78.5%
2004	English II	End of course	% met std	93.8%	83.1%
2005	English II	End of course	% met std	91.7%	82.8%
2006	English II	End of course	% met std	83.5%	78.1%
2007	English II	End of course	% met std	92.9%	77.2%
2008	English II	End of course	% met std	93%	69.7%
2009	English II	End of course	% met std	86.4%	69%
2010	English II	End of course	% met std	88.1%	68%
2011	English II	End of course	% met std	88.2%	71.8%
2012	English II	End of course	% met std	88.1%	73.1%
2013	English II	End of course	% met std	83.3%	73%
2004	US History	End of course	% met std	99.5%	95.7%
2005	US History	End of course	% met std	99.5%	96.4%
2006	US History	End of course	% met std	97.9%	95.9%
2007	US History	End of course	% met std	97.3%	93.9%
2008	US History	End of course	% met std	99%	94.3%
2009	US History	End of course	% met std	99.5%	96.9%
2010	US History	End of course	% met std	99.2%	93%
2011	US History	End of course	% met std	98.1%	93%
2012	US History	End of course	% met std	87.8%	72.9%
2013	US History	End of course	% met std	94.2%	81.3%

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School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$33,067,000	$8,553		$33,207,000	$8,576		$33,507,000	$8,857
Federal:	$4,348,000	$1,125	13.1%	$5,835,000	$1,507	17.6%	$5,384,000	$1,423	16.1%
State:	$15,625,000	$4,042	47.3%	$14,322,000	$3,699	43.1%	$15,078,000	$3,986	45.0%
Local:	$13,094,000	$3,387	39.6%	$13,050,000	$3,370	39.3%	$13,045,000	$3,448	38.9%
Total Expenditures:	$32,949,000	$8,523		$29,832,000	$7,705		$32,780,000	$8,665
Total Current Expenditures:	$29,136,000	$7,536		$28,193,000	$7,281		$29,440,000	$7,782
Instructional Expenditures:	$17,072,000	$4,416	58.6%	$16,950,000	$4,378	60.1%	$17,633,000	$4,661	59.9%
Student and Staff Support:	$2,131,000	$551	7.3%	$2,083,000	$538	7.4%	$2,188,000	$578	7.4%
Administration:	$3,997,000	$1,034	13.7%	$3,421,000	$884	12.1%	$3,491,000	$923	11.9%
Operations, Food, Other:	$5,936,000	$1,535	20.4%	$5,739,000	$1,482	20.4%	$6,128,000	$1,620	20.8%
Total Capital Outlay:	$3,226,000	$834		$1,200,000	$310		$2,690,000	$711
Construction:	$1,792,000	$464		$117,000	$30		$635,000	$168
Total Other:	$119,000	$31		$25,000	$6		$1,000	$0
Interest on Debt:	$354,000	$92		$414,000	$107		$649,000	$172

Total Salary:	$17,335,000	$4,484		$17,167,000	$4,434		$17,486,000	$4,622
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$11,427,000	$2,956	65.9%	$11,422,000	$2,950	66.5%	$11,623,000	$3,072	66.5%
Other Salary:	$5,908,000	$1,528	34.1%	$5,745,000	$1,484	33.5%	$5,863,000	$1,550	33.5%
Total Benefit:	$5,468,000	$1,414		$5,294,000	$1,367		$5,492,000	$1,452
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$3,572,000	$924	65.3%	$3,492,000	$902	66.0%	$3,639,000	$962	66.3%
Other Benefit:	$1,896,000	$490	34.7%	$1,802,000	$465	34.0%	$1,853,000	$490	33.7%

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	61.8%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	34.9%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	11.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	36.6%
Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	18.8%
Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	24.7%
Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	14.5%
Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	5.4%

Mean Base Salary:	$39,402.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$33,128.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	$38,227.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	$41,130.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	$50,006.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	$49,598.0

* Pearl Public School District was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.