Pearl Public Schools
A public school district in Pearl, Mississippi, with 5 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 4,258
- Students enrolled
- 297
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 570.5
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $10,831
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 4,258 in 2024–25
- Ranks 2,281st of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 23rd of 152 in Mississippi. Larger than 87% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $10,831 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 8% of the 17,189 districts with a spending figure. Current spending leaves out buildings and debt, and a district of a few pupils can spend far more per pupil than any large one.
Spending and revenue
Pearl Public Schools spent $10,831 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $6,338 in fiscal year 2005
Current spending per pupil, each fiscal year: current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them to NCES. In the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. A year with no column is a year the survey has no figure for.
U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics — School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal year 2005 onwards
The figures behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $10,831 | $45.7 million | 4,216 |
| FY2022 | $10,050 | $40.9 million | 4,071 |
| FY2021 | $9,187 | $37.1 million | 4,035 |
| FY2020 | $8,437 | $36.8 million | 4,366 |
| FY2019 | $8,597 | $36.6 million | 4,257 |
| FY2018 | $8,195 | $34.6 million | 4,227 |
| FY2017 | $8,100 | $34.2 million | 4,222 |
| FY2016 | $7,806 | $32.9 million | 4,219 |
| FY2015 | $8,134 | $33.4 million | 4,101 |
| FY2014 | $8,119 | $33.0 million | 4,069 |
| FY2013 | $7,485 | $29.6 million | 3,954 |
| FY2012 | $7,536 | $29.1 million | 3,866 |
| FY2011 | $7,281 | $28.2 million | 3,872 |
| FY2010 | $7,782 | $29.4 million | 3,783 |
| FY2009 | $7,744 | $29.4 million | 3,794 |
| FY2008 | $7,596 | $28.9 million | 3,798 |
| FY2007 | $7,062 | $27.2 million | 3,849 |
| FY2006 | $6,684 | $25.6 million | 3,824 |
| FY2005 | $6,338 | $23.6 million | 3,726 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $7.8 million | 15.4% |
| State | $24.6 million | 48.4% |
| Local | $18.4 million | 36.2% |
| Total | $50.9 million |
Federal, state and local revenue as the F-33 records them. Each share is of the survey’s total revenue, so a part withheld does not inflate the others.
The district’s schools
5 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Northside Elementary | 665 |
| Pearl High School | 1,278 |
| Pearl Junior High School | 944 |
| Pearl Lower Elementary | 763 |
| Pearl Upper School | 608 |
The district’s entry
- Status
- Open
- Type
- Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union
- Charter status
- Not a charter district
- Grades
- Pre-kindergarten to Grade 13
- NCES district ID
- 2803520
Elsewhere
- Public schools in Mississippi — enrollment, teachers and spending across the state, against the nation.
- Every school district in Mississippi — A to Z, each with its page.
- Mississippi on the American Factbook — the state’s entry, across every hub.
Sources
- Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25 — National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25.
- School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal years 2005 to 2023
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "School District Finance Survey (F-33)," fiscal years 2005 to 2023.
Data retrieved