Center for Alternative Education
Alternative · Grades 6–12
Pearl River Central High School
7407 Highway 11, Carriere, MS 39426
Grades
9–12
High
Students
952
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
16.2 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Pearl River County School District
Pearl River County
Schola Grade B · Above average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 199 Mississippi high schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Mississippi high schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Pearl River Central High School
Pearl River Central High School is a public high school in Carriere, Mississippi, serving grades 9–12. It is part of Pearl River County School District. The school is located in a rural area in Pearl River County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 952 students were enrolled, with about 16.2 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is larger than the typical Mississippi high school (12.6 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is B (above average), compared with 199 Mississippi high schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades 9–12
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- High
- Grades offered
- 9–12
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 952 students
- Students per teacher
- 16.2 to 1
- AP courses offered
- 4
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- Rural — Distant
- School district
- Pearl River County School District
- County
- Pearl River County
- NCES school ID
- 280354001070
Schools near Pearl River Central High School
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School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.