Petal School District

The Petal School District is a public school district based in Petal, Mississippi (USA). In 1976, the Petal Schools District was formed after the community decided that it wanted the local school system to be separate from the county school system.^[2]

Petal School District
Location
Petal, MS
District information
Type	Public
Grades	K-12
Established	1976
Superintendent	Dr. Matthew Dillon
Asst. superintendent(s)	Dr. Kelli Brown Dr. Rob Knight
Accreditation	Blue Ribbon (Petal High School) 2007[1] 2022[1]
Students and staff
District mascot	Big Red (Panther)
Colors	Red & White
Other information
Schedule	Office hours 7:30 Am - 4:30 Pm Elementary Schools 7:30 Am - 2:55 Pm Secondary Schools 8:30 Am - 3:55 Pm
Website	www.petalschools.com

It includes Petal and the Forrest County portion of Eastabuchie.^[3]

Schools

• Petal High School (Grades 9–12)
• Petal Middle School (Grades 7–8)
• Petal Upper Elementary School (formerly W.L. Smith) (Grades 5–6)
• Petal Elementary School (Grades 3–4)
• Petal Primary School (Grades K-2)

Demographics

Previous school years

School Year	Enrollment	Gender Makeup		Racial Makeup
		Female	Male	Asian	African American	Hispanic	Native American	White
2006-07[4]	3,872	48%	52%	*	12.89%	1.55%	*	84.89%
2005-06[5]	3,806	49%	51%	0.50%	12.14%	1.21%	0.08%	86.07%
2004-05[5]	3,697	50%	50%	0.43%	11.14%	1.00%	0.16%	87.26%
2003-04[5]	3,701	50%	50%	0.32%	11.46%	0.92%	0.19%	87.11%
2002-03[6]	3,679	49%	51%	0.16%	11.42%	0.71%	0.19%	87.52%

Recent school years

School Year	Enrollment	Gender Makeup		Racial Makeup
		Female	Male	Asian	African American	Hispanic	Native American	White
2022-23[4]	4,392	48%	52%	0.59%	17.67%	5.60%	*	69.72%
2021-22[4]	4,264	49%	51%	0.54%	17.14%	5.21%	*	71.34%
2020-21[4]	4,106	49%	51%	*	16.98%	5.28%	*	71.89%
2019-20[4]	4,169	49%	51%	0.86%	17.74%	5.09%	*	72.85%

Promotion/Retention Rate

Recent school years

School Year	Class Size	% Promotion	# Retention	% Retention
2022-23[7]	2977	96.6%	102	3.4%
2021-22[7]	2970	95.9	121	4.1%
2020-21[7]	2893	96.4%	109	3.7%
2019-20[7]	N/A	96.0%	116	4.0%

Accountability statistics

	2006-07[8]	2005-06[9]	2004-05[10]	2003-04[11]	2002-03[12]
District Accreditation Status	Accredited	Accredited	Accredited	Accredited	Accredited
School Performance Classifications
Level 5 (Superior Performing) Schools	3	3	3	3	3
Level 4 (Exemplary) Schools	0	0	0	0	0
Level 3 (Successful) Schools	0	0	0	0	0
Level 2 (Under Performing) Schools	0	0	0	0	0
Level 1 (Low Performing) Schools	0	0	0	0	0
Not Assigned	1	1	1	1	1

Notable alumni

• Phat Watts (class of 2018), wide receiver for the Tulane Green Wave^[13]
• Duece Watts (class of 2018), wide receiver for the Pittsburgh Steelers^[13]

See also

• List of school districts in Mississippi

References

1. http://www.ed.gov/programs/nclbbrs/list-2003.pdf ^{[bare URL PDF]}
2. History / Overview. (2024). Petalschools.com. Retrieved 1 March 2024, from https://www.petalschools.com/our-district
3. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Forrest County, MS" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved April 13, 2022.
4. "Mississippi Department of Education Enrollment". newreports.mdek12.org. Retrieved March 1, 2024.
5. "Mississippi Assessment and Accountability Reporting System". Office of Research and Statistics, Mississippi Department of Education. Archived from the original on March 23, 2007.
6. "Mississippi Report Card for 2002-2003". Office of Educational Accountability, Mississippi Department of Education. September 2, 2004. Archived from the original on August 12, 2007. Retrieved August 31, 2007.
7. "Accountability Dashboards - Petal School District". www.petalschools.com. Retrieved April 5, 2024.
8. "2007 Results" (PDF). Mississippi Statewide Accountability System. Mississippi Department of Education. September 13, 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 27, 2007. Retrieved September 15, 2007.
9. "2006 Results" (PDF). Mississippi Statewide Accountability System. Mississippi Department of Education. September 6, 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 17, 2007. Retrieved June 17, 2007.
10. "2005 Results" (PDF). Mississippi Statewide Accountability System. Mississippi Department of Education. September 9, 2005. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 5, 2007. Retrieved June 17, 2007.
11. "2004 Results" (PDF). Mississippi Statewide Accountability System. Mississippi Department of Education. September 26, 2004. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 5, 2007. Retrieved June 17, 2007.
12. "2003 Results" (PDF). Mississippi Statewide Accountability System. Mississippi Department of Education. November 21, 2003. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 5, 2007. Retrieved June 17, 2007.
13. Curet, Taylor (August 16, 2019). "The Watts brothers - a dynamic duo for Jones College". WDAM. Retrieved December 11, 2023.

External links

• Petal School District

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