Purvis High School, MS

location_on  220 School Street, Purvis, MS 39475 • language  lamarcountyschools.org • workspace_premium  3.2 star
Public Regular High Other

Membership

Enrollment and Staffing

Students 581
Low-Income Students 100%
Teachers 39
Student-Teacher Ratio 15
Enrollment by Gender School State US
Female 		45% 49% 49%
Male 		55% 51% 51%
Enrollment by Grade School State US
Grade 9 		26% 21% 23%
Grade 10 		26% 20% 22%
Grade 11 		25% 19% 21%
Grade 12 		21% 18% 21%
Ungraded 		1% 2% 4%
Enrollment by Ethnicity School State US
Black 		8% 46% 15%
Caucasian 		88% 47% 49%
Hispanic or Latino 		1% 4% 27%
Native American 		0% 0% 1%
Other 		2% 3% 4%

Academics

Math and Reading Proficiency

Math Proficiency 42%
Reading Proficiency 42%
Average Proficiency 42%
Test Participation 95%
Proficiency by Gender School State US
Female 		52% 44% 51%
Male 		32% 38% 47%
Proficiency by Grade School State US
High School 		42% 40% 51%
Proficiency by Ethnicity School State US
Black 		50% 31% 39%
Caucasian 		42% 55% 57%
Proficiency by Disadvantaged Group School State US
Low-Income 		32% 34% 40%
With Disabilities 		20% 21% 26%

Outcomes

Graduation Rates

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

Nearby Public Schools

Purvis Middle School
<1 miles, NE • 2.8 star
Purvis Upper Elementary
<1 miles, N • 2.3 star

Nearby Private Schools

Lamar Christian School
2 miles, N • 3.2 star
Bass Memorial Academy
3 miles, SW • 5 star
Central Baptist School
12 miles, NE • 3.2 star