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MS Regular Public School District 5 Schools

Petal School District

PETAL, MS 39465 • Forrest County • 5 Operating Schools
(601) 545-3002
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District Administrative Profile

Source: NCES 2024-2025
District Structure Regular Public School District
Grade Span Offered PK-13
Locale Setting Suburb: Small
Supervisory Union None (Independent)
NCES District ID 2803530
State Identifier MS-1821
County FIPS 28035
Charter Classification Not a charter district
Operating Schools 5 schools
Central Office Phone (601) 545-3002
Administrative Office Location 103 E. Central Ave.
P. O. BOX 523
Petal, MS 39465
Mailing Address 103 East Central Ave.
P O Box 523
Petal, MS 39465

Geographic Service Area (Counties, Municipalities & ZIPs)

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Cities & Towns Served

ZIP Code Areas Served

District Public School Enrollment & Staffing Trends

NCES Multi-Year Cohorts
0 2,600 5,200 2020-2021: 4,106 students 4,106 2020-2021 2021-2022: 4,264 students 4,264 +3.8% 2021-2022 2022-2023: 4,392 students 4,392 +3% 2022-2023 2023-2024: 4,400 students 4,400 +0.2% 2023-2024 2024-2025: 4,253 students 4,253 -3.3% 2024-2025
School Year Operating Schools Total Students Teachers (FTE) Student/Teacher Ratio Total FRPL
2024-2025 5 4,253 327.0 13.0:1 2,515
2023-2024 5 4,400 332.8 13.2:1 2,578
2022-2023 5 4,392 317.6 13.8:1 4,377
2021-2022 5 4,264 292.2 14.6:1 4,249
2020-2021 5 4,106 292.6 14.0:1 4,091

Schools in this District (5)

Source: NCES 2024-2025

School Name Grades Level Type City Action
Petal Elementary 3-4 3-4 Elementary School Regular School Petal View ›
Petal Primary School PK-2 Elementary School Regular School Petal View ›
Petal High School 9-13 High School Regular School PETAL View ›
Petal Middle School 7-8 Middle School Regular School PETAL View ›
Petal Upper Elementary 5-6 Middle School Regular School PETAL View ›