PURVIS HIGH SCHOOL (LAMAR COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT SCH DIST.), Mississippi - School Profile in 2023-2024 School Year

Updated on August 8, 2025.

PURVIS HIGH SCHOOL is a High in Purvis, MS. It currently serves 623 students (grades 09-12). The school is part of the LAMAR COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT School District.

Below, we provide details about the school including the population per grade, the racial demography of the student population, the racial demography of the student population per gender/sex, and the racial demography per grade level.

You can see similar information for other schools in LAMAR COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT School District and all schools in Mississippi.

Other Details

School Type: Regular School
School Level: High
Number of Students:623
Number of Teachers: 47
Student/Teacher Ratio: 13.26

Location Info

Location: 220 School Street, Purvis, MS 39475
Mailing Address: P. O. Box 1089, Purvis, MS 39475
Phone: (601)794-6221
Data Source: NCES.
Student Population Per Grade
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Grade Population
Grade 10 181
Grade 11 163
Grade 12 105
Grade 9 169
Gender/Sex of PURVIS HIGH SCHOOL Student Population
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Gender Population Percent of Population (%)
Male 333 53.45
Female 290 46.55
Race/Ethnicity Demography of PURVIS HIGH SCHOOL Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 0.16
Asian 2 0.32
Black or African American 60 9.63
Hispanic/Latino 10 1.61
Two or more races 27 4.33
White 523 83.95
Male - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 1 0.30
Black or African American 31 9.31
Hispanic/Latino 6 1.80
Two or more races 16 4.81
White 279 83.78
Female - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 0.35
Asian 1 0.35
Black or African American 29 10.00
Hispanic/Latino 4 1.38
Two or more races 11 3.79
White 244 84.14

Race Demography Per Grade

The tables below shows the Race/Ethnicity of the student population per grade.
Grade 10 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 0.55
Black or African American 18 9.95
Hispanic/Latino 3 1.66
Two or more races 8 4.42
White 151 83.43
Grade 11 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 1 0.61
Black or African American 15 9.20
Hispanic/Latino 2 1.23
Two or more races 10 6.14
White 135 82.82
Grade 12 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 1 0.95
Black or African American 10 9.52
Hispanic/Latino 3 2.86
Two or more races 3 2.86
White 88 83.81
Grade 9 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American 16 9.47
Hispanic/Latino 2 1.18
Two or more races 6 3.55
White 145 85.80