Purvis Middle School - Purvis, Mississippi/MS

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Purvis Middle School

220 School Street, Purvis, MS, 39475 -

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Definition of Terms

Purvis Middle School

School Level

Middle school

Grades Offered

Grades 5 - 8

County

Lamar County, MS

Students & Faculty

Total Students

482 students

% Male / % Female

52% / 48%

Total Classroom Teachers

32 teachers

Students by Grade

Grade 5 - 104 students

Grade 6 - 114 students

Grade 7 - 124 students

Grade 8 - 134 students

Grade Not Listed - 6 students

This School

(MS) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:15

1:16

Students by Ethnicity

This School

(MS) School Average

% American Indian	n/a	1%
% Asian	n/a	1%
% Hispanic	1%	1%
% Black	12%	58%
% White	87%	39%

Additional Student Information

This School

(MS) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

46%

63%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch

10%

% Migrant Students Enrolled

n/a

n/a

(MS) Statewide Testing Performance

School Statewide Performance

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School District Name

Lamar County School District

This School's Agency

(MS) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	13	7
Number of Students Managed	7,517 students	3,013 students
District Total Revenue	$48,053,000	$20,624,000
District Expenditure	$47,318,000	$20,573,000
District Revenue / Student	$6,393	$6,845
District Expenditure / Student	$6,295	$6,828

Area schools begin new year (Hattiesburg American)
posted on August 7, 2009 at 11:33:30 am
At the sound of buzzing alarm clocks Thursday morning, thousands of Lamar and Forrest County students said goodbye to summer vacation and hello to a brand-new school year.
New USM program seeks to ensure school districts teach reading comprehension well (Hattiesburg American)
posted on July 10, 2009 at 11:40:01 am
You could call reading comprehension a cross-disciplinary skill, as important in reading a science text book as reading Harry Potter.
New superintendents reflect on experiences (INO News)
posted on May 31, 2009 at 01:02:07 pm
(AP:HATTIESBURG, Miss.) First-year superintendents Ben Burnett, Debbie Burt and Elizabeth Yankay have had a lot on their plates this year in Lamar and Forrest county schools.
New superintendents reflect on experiences (Hattiesburg American)
posted on May 27, 2009 at 11:36:21 am
First-year superintendents Ben Burnett, Debbie Burt and Elizabeth Yankay have had a lot on their plates this year in Lamar and Forrest county schools.
Purvis substitute teacher arrested (WDAM-TV Hattiesburg)
posted on February 17, 2009 at 10:39:32 pm
PURVIS, MISS (WDAM) - A Lamar County substitute teacher is in jail on charges of child exploitation. George Fries, 29, appeared before Municipal Judge Tony Mozingo today (Tuesday) one day after his arrest by Purvis Police. He was placed on $50,000 bond and now awaits trail in Lamar County Jail.