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Purvis, MS
Public School Ratings




Purvis Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Lamar County School District details

Lamar County School District
424 Martin Luther King Drive
Purvis, MS 39475

10,276 Students enrolled in District

18 Schools in District

13 Students Per Classroom (State average is 14)

Lamar County School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Mississippi

10

(10 is best)

Better than 90.3% of all MS school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

7

(10 is best)

Better than 69.4% of all U.S. school districts.

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Public School Test Scores

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
55%
45%
52%
42%
59%
48%
55%
45%
52%
42%
59%
48%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Baxterville School
5531 Highway 11
Lumberton, MS, 39455
PK-08
Bellevue Elementary School
1762 Old Highway 24
Hattiesburg, MS, 39402
PK-05
Jefferson/todd Alternative Program School
424 Martin Luther King Drive
Purvis, MS, 39475
05-12
Lamar Co Voc Tech Center School
41 College Drive
Purvis, MS, 39475
09-12
Longleaf Elementary School
5279 W. 4th Street
Hattiesburg, MS, 39402
PK-05
Lumberton Elementary School
7922 Us Highway 11 S
Lumberton, MS, 39455
PK-06
Lumberton High School
7920 Us Highway 11
Lumberton, MS, 39455
07-12
Oak Grove Elementary School
70 Leaf Lane
Hattiesburg, MS, 39402
PK-05
Oak Grove High School
5198 Old Highway11
Hattiesburg, MS, 39402
09-12
Oak Grove Middle School
2543 Old Hwy.24
Hattiesburg, MS, 39402
06-08
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School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 63.3% 44.6%
Black 30.2% 48.4%
Hispanic 4.4% 5.0%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.8% 1.2%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.2% 0.8%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 99.6% 99.7%
Free lunch eligible 53.9% 73.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 45.6% 25.9%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,718 $58,762,000 55.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $667 $6,854,000 6.5%
Staff $502 $5,162,000 4.9%
General Administration $173 $1,781,000 1.7%
School Administration $595 $6,119,000 5.8%
Operation $788 $8,101,000 7.7%
Transportation $349 $3,591,000 3.4%
Other $142 $1,459,000 1.4%
Total Support $3,218 $33,067,000 31.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,310 $13,458,000 12.8%
Total Expenditures $10,246 $105,287,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,827 $2,577,379,000 48.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $580 $256,641,000 4.9%
Staff $465 $205,614,000 3.9%
General Administration $349 $154,231,000 2.9%
School Administration $612 $270,616,000 5.1%
Operation $1,057 $467,711,000 8.8%
Transportation $426 $188,522,000 3.6%
Other $289 $127,751,000 2.4%
Total Support $3,778 $1,671,086,000 31.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,355 $1,041,743,000 19.7%
Total Expenditures $11,960 $5,290,208,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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