Petal High School - Petal, Mississippi/MS

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Petal High School

1145 Highway 42 E, Petal, MS, 39465-9740 -

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Definition of Terms

Petal High School

School Level

High school

Grades Offered

Grades 9 - 12

County

Forrest County, MS

Awards

Blue Ribbon School – Selected in 2007

Students & Faculty

Total Students

1086 students

% Male / % Female

49% / 51%

Total Classroom Teachers

73 teachers

Students by Grade

Grade 9 - 317 students

Grade 10 - 290 students

Grade 11 - 212 students

Grade 12 - 215 students

Grade Not Listed - 52 students

This School

(MS) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:15

1:17

Students by Ethnicity

This School

(MS) School Average

% American Indian	n/a	n/a
% Asian	n/a	n/a
% Hispanic	1%	1%
% Black	13%	52%
% White	86%	45%

Additional Student Information

This School

(MS) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

48%

58%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch

% Migrant Students Enrolled

n/a

n/a

(MS) Statewide Testing Performance

School Statewide Performance

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School District Name

Petal School District

This School's Agency

(MS) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	4	6
Number of Students Managed	3,806 students	2,328 students
District Total Revenue	$27,036,000	$17,470,000
District Expenditure	$26,053,000	$17,333,000
District Revenue / Student	$7,104	$7,504
District Expenditure / Student	$6,845	$7,445
District Graduation Rates	83%	59%

New school accountability numbers released (Mississippi Business Journal)
posted on November 23, 2009 at 12:43:47 pm
ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — After much anticipation, the Mississippi Department of Education has released the first ranking of the state’s schools and school districts using the new accountability system.
Mississippi Briefs (The Clarion-Ledger)
posted on November 17, 2009 at 01:32:49 pm
News and events around the state
WDAM.com Laurel-Hattiesburg, MS The Pinebelt's Choice For News, Sports and Weather | Petal board receives update on ... (WDAM-TV Hattiesburg)
posted on November 12, 2009 at 04:07:29 pm
PETAL, Miss. (AP) - The Petal School Board has received a brief update on the progress of the district's $7 million football complex under construction for the 2010 football season.
A really novel idea (Hattiesburg American)
posted on November 6, 2009 at 12:40:47 pm
If you've ever fantasized about writing a novel, November is the perfect time to get started. Nov. 1 marked the start of National Novel Writing Month, and several Hattiesburg-area residents have signed up on the official Web site and plan to make a genuine effort to produce a novel in 30 days.
Quality teams in Petal Classic (Hattiesburg American)
posted on November 4, 2009 at 12:42:23 pm
The sixth annual Petal Classic of Champions basketball tournament will be Saturday, so that means that Petal High girls basketball coach Tommy Edwards will be on the telephone this week.