Perry County Alternative Center
Alternative · Grades 5–12
Perry Central High School
9899 Hwy 98 East, New Augusta, MS 39462
Grades
9–12
High
Students
262
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
12.8 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Perry County School District
Perry County
Schola Grade C · 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 Perry Central High School
Perry Central High School is a public high school in New Augusta, Mississippi, serving grades 9–12. It is part of Perry County School District. The school is located in a rural area in Perry County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 262 students were enrolled, with about 12.8 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is close to the typical Mississippi high school (12.6 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is C (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)
- 262 students
- Students per teacher
- 12.8 to 1
- AP courses offered
- 2
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- Rural — Distant
- School district
- Perry County School District
- County
- Perry County
- NCES school ID
- 280357001071
Schools near Perry Central High School
All 4 schools in New Augusta →
Perry Co Voc Complex
CTE · Grades 9–12
Perry Central Middle School
Public · Grades 6–8 · 178 students
Richton High School
Public · Grades 7–12 · 281 students
Forrest County Agricultural High School
Public · Grades 9–12 · 562 students
Petal High School
Public · Grades 9–13 · 1,324 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.