The Poplarville School District is a public school district

School district

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 based in Poplarville

Poplarville, Mississippi

Poplarville is a city in Pearl River County, Mississippi, United States. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 2,601. It is the county seat of Pearl River County. It hosts an annual Blueberry Jubilee, which includes rides, craft vendors, and rodeos....

, Mississippi

Mississippi

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 (USA

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In addition to Poplarville, the district serves a large portion of rural Pearl River County

Pearl River County, Mississippi

-National protected areas:*Bogue Chitto National Wildlife Refuge *De Soto National Forest -Demographics:The census estimates of 2006 place the county population over 57,000 and place it among the 10 fastest growing counties in the U.S. As of the census of 2000, there were 48,621 people, 18,078...

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Schools

• Poplarville High School (Grades 9-12)
• Poplarville Middle School (Grades 6-8)
• Poplarville Upper Elementary School (Grades 3-5)
• Poplarville Lower Elementary School (Grades K-2)

2006-07 school year

There were a total of 2,193 students enrolled in the Poplarville School District during the 2006-2007 school year. The gender makeup of the district was 47% female and 53% male. The racial makeup of the district was 13.86% African American, 85.09% White, 0.55% Hispanic, 0.32% Asian, and 0.18% Native American. 55.3% of the district's students were eligible to receive free lunch.

Previous school years

School Year	Enrollment	Gender Makeup		Racial Makeup
		Female	Male	Asian	African American	Hispanic	Native American	White
2005-06	2,083	47%	53%	0.33%	12.96%	0.38%	0.10%	86.22%
2004-05	2,090	48%	52%	0.38%	13.06%	0.48%	0.05%	86.03%
2003-04	2,039	49%	51%	0.39%	13.19%	0.34%	0.10%	85.97%
2002-03	2,029	49%	51%	0.15%	11.78%	0.39%	0.10%	87.58%

Accountability statistics

	2006-07	2005-06	2004-05	2003-04	2002-03
District Accreditation Status	Accredited	Accredited	Accredited	Accredited	Accredited
School Performance Classifications
Level 5 (Superior Performing) Schools	1	1	1	2	1
Level 4 (Exemplary) Schools	2	2	2	0	1
Level 3 (Successful) Schools	0	0	0	1	1
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