Petal High School, MS

location_on  1145 Highway 42 E, Petal, MS 39465 • workspace_premium  4.1 star
Public Regular High Other

Membership

Enrollment and Staffing

Students 1,228
Low-Income Students 100%
Teachers 84
Student-Teacher Ratio 15
Enrollment by Gender School State US
Female 		48% 49% 49%
Male 		52% 51% 51%
Enrollment by Grade School State US
Grade 9 		27% 21% 23%
Grade 10 		24% 20% 22%
Grade 11 		25% 19% 21%
Grade 12 		23% 18% 21%
Ungraded 		1% 2% 4%
Enrollment by Ethnicity School State US
Asian 		2% 2% 6%
Black 		18% 46% 15%
Caucasian 		71% 47% 49%
Hispanic or Latino 		6% 4% 27%
Native American 		0% 0% 1%
Pacific Islander 		0% 0% 1%
Other 		2% 3% 4%

Academics

Math and Reading Proficiency

Math Proficiency 72%
Reading Proficiency 61%
Average Proficiency 66%
Test Participation 97%
Proficiency by Gender School State US
Female 		72% 44% 51%
Male 		60% 38% 47%
Proficiency by Grade School State US
High School 		66% 40% 51%
Proficiency by Ethnicity School State US
Asian 		50% 58% 61%
Black 		48% 31% 39%
Caucasian 		74% 55% 57%
Proficiency by Disadvantaged Group School State US
Homeless 		50% 38% 42%
Limited English 		50% 42% 32%
Low-Income 		50% 34% 40%
With Disabilities 		20% 21% 26%

Outcomes

Graduation Rates

Overall Rate 89%
Low-Income 87%
Limited English N/A
With Disabilities 64%
Graduation by Ethnicity School State US
Black 		87% 78% 75%
Caucasian 		87% 84% 86%
Other 		50% 52% 64%

Nearby Public Schools

Petal Elementary
<1 miles, E • 4.1 star
Petal Middle School
3 miles, W • 4.1 star
Petal Upper Elementary School
3 miles, W • 3.7 star

Nearby Private Schools

Sacred Heart Catholic School
5 miles, W • 5 star
Presbyterian Christian School
7 miles, W • 5 star
Central Baptist School
7 miles, W • 3.2 star