Pearl River Central High School
Public · Grades 9–12 · 952 students
Pearl River Central Junior High
7391 Hwy 11, Carriere, MS 39426
Grades
6–8
Middle
Students
762
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
16.4 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Pearl River County School District
Pearl River County
Schola Grade C · Average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 171 Mississippi middle schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Mississippi middle 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 Junior High
Pearl River Central Junior High is a public middle school in Carriere, Mississippi, serving grades 6–8. 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, 762 students were enrolled, with about 16.4 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is larger than the typical Mississippi middle school (13.2 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is C (average), compared with 171 Mississippi middle schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades 6–8
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Middle
- Grades offered
- 6–8
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 762 students
- Students per teacher
- 16.4 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- Rural — Distant
- School district
- Pearl River County School District
- County
- Pearl River County
- NCES school ID
- 280354001069
Schools near Pearl River Central Junior High
All 4 schools in Carriere →
Picayune Junior High School
Public · Grades 7–8 · 465 students
Middle School Of Poplarville
Public · Grades 6–8 · 476 students
Creekside Junior High
Public · Grades 6–8 · 447 students
Hancock Middle School
Public · Grades 6–8 · 884 students
Clearwood Junior High School
Public · Grades 4–8 · 539 students
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.