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ExplorePetal School District

Regular

Suburb

NCES ID: 2803530

Petal School District

PETAL, MS

Source: NCES CCD + U.S. Census (open-source sync)

Year: 2025

Coverage: 100.0% (19281/19281)

Dataset refreshed: Feb 24, 2026

Enrollment

4,253

+0.2%YoY

Graduation Rate

95.4%

+8.9%vs. State

Per-Pupil Spending

$24,136

+24.8%vs. State

Student-Teacher Ratio

12.9:1

-5.1%vs. State

Free/Reduced Lunch

100.0%

0.0%vs. State

English Language Learners

26.4%

+64.0%vs. State

Child Poverty Rate

16.7%

-31.3%vs. State

District vs. Benchmarks

Key metrics compared to state and national averages (% of national avg)

Enrollment Trend

5-year enrollment history+1.0%

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