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Picayune School District

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Picayune School District is located in south Mississippi. Picayune School District has 189.15 square miles of land area and 2.69 square miles of water area. As of 2010, the total Picayune School District population is 23,631. Picayune School District median household income is $36,498 in 2006-2010. Picayune School District median house value is $121,100 in 2006-2010. On average, Picayune School District is better than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	(63 out of 149, top 42%)*
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	10
Population	23,631 (2010), rank #32
Population Growth	-5.47% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	123.18/sq mi, rank #40
Median Household Income:	$36,498 at 2006-2010—3.70% increase since 2005-2009, rank #52
Median House Price:	$121,100 at 2006-2010—5.40% increase since 2005-2009, rank #21
Time Zone:	Central GMT -6:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	189.15 sq mi, rank #91
Water Area:	2.69 sq mi (1.40%), rank #66
State:	Mississippi
County:	Pearl River County, Hancock County
City:	Carriere, Picayune, Hide-A-Way Lake, Nicholson
Zip:	39426, 39466
Area:	Picayune, MS;Gulfport-Biloxi, MS

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Picayune School District Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

706 Goodyear Blvd

Picayune MS, 39466, Pearl River County

Phone: 601-798-3230

Students and Teachers

	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	3,638	3,655	3,772
English Language Learner Students:	54	75	0
Total Teachers:	247.23	252.70	239.20
Prekindergarten:	18.82	18.60	16.80
Kindergarten:	14.34	13.00	14.20
Elementary:	87.14	87.90	83.70
Secondary:	97.47	105.00	95.70
Ungraded:	29.46	28.20	28.80
Total Other Staff:	402.98	401.30	384.70
Instructional Aides:	132.94	127.50	121.40
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	3.06	3.10	4.60
Total Guidance Counselors:	5.00	10.00	5.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	1.00	1.00	1.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	4.00	4.00	4.00
Other Guidance Counselors:	NA	5.00	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	6.95	7.00	8.00
Library/Media Support:	0.00	0.00	2.00
District Administrators:	6.50	5.50	6.00
District Administrative Support:	21.99	21.50	19.20
School Administrators:	16.38	16.30	16.20
School Administrative Support:	21.93	21.30	21.20
Student Support Services:	33.36	30.60	29.30
Other Support Services:	154.87	158.50	151.80
Student-Teacher Ratio:	14.72	14.46	15.77

Schools

Early Head Start	Ungraded to Ungraded	1620 Rosa St, Picayune MS 39466
Nicholson Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 6	1887 Hwy 11 South, Picayune MS 39466
Picayune Junior High School	Grade 7 to Grade 8	702 Goodyear Blvd, Picayune MS 39466
Picayune Memorial High School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	800 Fifth Ave, Picayune MS 39466
Roseland Park Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 6	1610 Gilcrease St, Picayune MS 39466
South Side Elementary School	Grade 3 to Grade 6	1500 Rosa St, Picayune MS 39466
South Side Lower Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 2	400 South Beech St, Picayune MS 39466
West Side Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 6	111 Kirkwood St, Picayune MS 39466

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
MCT Test
2008	Language Arts	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	149.1	149.3
2009	Language Arts	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	148.3	148.7
2010	Language Arts	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	150	149
2011	Language Arts	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	147.9	149.8
2008	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	149.6	150.6
2009	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	148.7	151
2010	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	151.8	152.1
2011	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	148.6	153.3
2008	Language Arts	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	147.3	148.8
2009	Language Arts	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	148	149.2
2010	Language Arts	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	149.7	149.5
2011	Language Arts	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	149.2	149.6
2008	Mathematics	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	149.5	150.5
2009	Mathematics	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	148.1	151.1
2010	Mathematics	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	148.5	151.5
2011	Mathematics	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	149.2	151.7
2008	Language Arts	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	148.8	148.5
2009	Language Arts	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	148.8	148.7
2010	Language Arts	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	149.5	148.8
2011	Language Arts	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	147.7	148.9
2008	Mathematics	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	149.6	149.8
2009	Mathematics	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	148.6	150.2
2010	Mathematics	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	152.2	151.3
2011	Mathematics	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	149.9	151.4
2008	Language Arts	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	146.3	147.6
2009	Language Arts	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	148.9	148.8
2010	Language Arts	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	149.7	149.4
2011	Language Arts	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	151.5	149.8
2008	Mathematics	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	148.5	149.3
2009	Mathematics	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	150.7	149.9
2010	Mathematics	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	150.7	150.5
2011	Mathematics	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	150.5	150.6
2008	Language Arts	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	146.6	147
2009	Language Arts	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	145	147.8
2010	Language Arts	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	149.8	149.7
2011	Language Arts	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	151	149.9
2008	Mathematics	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	149.3	148.7
2009	Mathematics	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	148.3	150.1
2010	Mathematics	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	153.3	151.1
2011	Mathematics	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	151	152.1
2008	Language Arts	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	148.2	146.6
2009	Language Arts	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	148	147.8
2010	Language Arts	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	150.8	147.8
2011	Language Arts	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	150	149.1
2008	Mathematics	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	151.5	148.3
2009	Mathematics	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	151.4	149.6
2010	Mathematics	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	155	151.5
2011	Mathematics	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	153.9	153.2
MST Test
2008	Science	5th Grade	% met std	44.3%	40.8%
2009	Science	5th Grade	% met std	48.9%	42.8%
2010	Science	5th Grade	% met std	49.8%	44.9%
2008	Science	8th Grade	% met std	38.5%	39.3%
2009	Science	8th Grade	% met std	39.1%	40%
2010	Science	8th Grade	% met std	42%	42.9%
SATP Test
2004	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	92.9%	90.7%
2005	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	94.4%	91.6%
2006	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	93%	91%
2007	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	88.3%	90.8%
2008	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	76.9%	71%
2009	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	57%	72%
2010	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	76.4%	79.6%
2011	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	83.3%	85.4%
2004	Biology I	End of course	% met std	93.6%	89.2%
2005	Biology I	End of course	% met std	94.6%	91.8%
2006	Biology I	End of course	% met std	92%	93.3%
2007	Biology I	End of course	% met std	92.4%	92.2%
2008	Biology I	End of course	% met std	85.5%	87.9%
2009	Biology I	End of course	% met std	86.5%	87.6%
2010	Biology I	End of course	% met std	87.3%	86.2%
2004	English II	End of course	% met std	83.4%	83.1%
2005	English II	End of course	% met std	80.6%	82.8%
2006	English II	End of course	% met std	79%	78.1%
2007	English II	End of course	% met std	72.5%	77.2%
2008	English II	End of course	% met std	71.5%	69.7%
2009	English II	End of course	% met std	60.8%	69%
2010	English II	End of course	% met std	62.2%	68%
2011	English II	End of course	% met std	71.2%	71.8%
2004	US History	End of course	% met std	94.7%	95.7%
2005	US History	End of course	% met std	92.3%	96.4%
2006	US History	End of course	% met std	89.1%	95.9%
2007	US History	End of course	% met std	91.5%	93.9%
2008	US History	End of course	% met std	91.6%	94.3%
2009	US History	End of course	% met std	94.9%	96.9%
2010	US History	End of course	% met std	93.9%	93%
2011	US History	End of course	% met std	91%	93%

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School District Fiscal Information

	2009			2008			2007
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$32,909,000	$9,004		$33,334,000	$8,837		$33,515,000	$8,801
Federal:	$6,078,000	$1,663	18.5%	$6,228,000	$1,651	18.7%	$6,749,000	$1,772	20.1%
State:	$17,550,000	$4,802	53.3%	$18,154,000	$4,813	54.5%	$16,724,000	$4,392	49.9%
Local:	$9,281,000	$2,539	28.2%	$8,952,000	$2,373	26.9%	$10,042,000	$2,637	30.0%
Total Expenditures:	$33,921,000	$9,281		$33,053,000	$8,763		$32,039,000	$8,414
Total Current Expenditures:	$32,068,000	$8,774		$31,129,000	$8,253		$30,409,000	$7,986
Instructional Expenditures:	$18,194,000	$4,978	56.7%	$17,924,000	$4,752	57.6%	$16,872,000	$4,431	55.5%
Student and Staff Support:	$3,203,000	$876	10.0%	$3,020,000	$801	9.7%	$3,036,000	$797	10.0%
Administration:	$3,212,000	$879	10.0%	$3,044,000	$807	9.8%	$3,053,000	$802	10.0%
Operations, Food, Other:	$7,459,000	$2,041	23.3%	$7,141,000	$1,893	22.9%	$7,448,000	$1,956	24.5%
Total Capital Outlay:	$1,694,000	$463		$1,752,000	$464		$1,353,000	$355
Construction:	$667,000	$182		$603,000	$160		$156,000	$41
Total Other:	$106,000	$29		$108,000	$29		$174,000	$46
Interest on Debt:	$53,000	$15		$64,000	$17		$103,000	$27

Total Salary:	$19,809,000	$5,420		$19,481,000	$5,165		$18,332,000	$4,814
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$12,638,000	$3,458	63.8%	$12,489,000	$3,311	64.1%	$11,903,000	$3,126	64.9%
Other Salary:	$7,171,000	$1,962	36.2%	$6,992,000	$1,854	35.9%	$6,429,000	$1,688	35.1%
Total Benefit:	$6,301,000	$1,724		$6,188,000	$1,641		$5,741,000	$1,508
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$3,840,000	$1,051	60.9%	$3,767,000	$999	60.9%	$3,501,000	$919	61.0%
Other Benefit:	$2,461,000	$673	39.1%	$2,421,000	$642	39.1%	$2,240,000	$588	39.0%

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	52.9%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	29.3%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	13.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	35.6%
Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	11.5%
Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	28.7%
Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	19.5%
Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	4.6%

Mean Base Salary:	$37,999.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$29,045.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	$36,582.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	$42,077.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	$46,449.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	$49,532.0

* Picayune School District was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.