The Perry County School District is a public

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based in

New Augusta New Augusta is a town in Perry County, Mississippi. It is part of the Hattiesburg, Mississippi Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 644 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Perry County. New Augusta is located about two miles ...

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). In addition to New Augusta, the district also serves the town of

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as well as most rural areas in northeastern

Perry County Perry County may refer to: United States *Perry County, Alabama *Perry County, Arkansas *Perry County, Illinois *Perry County, Indiana *Perry County, Kentucky *Perry County, Mississippi *Perry County, Missouri *Perry County, Ohio *Perry Coun ...

Schools

*Perry Central High School (Grades 9-12) *Beaumont Elementary School (Grades K-8) *New Augusta Elementary School (Grades K-8) *Runnelstown Elementary School (Grades K-8)

Demographics

2006-07 school year

There were a total of 1,400 students enrolled in the Perry County School District during the 2006–2007 school year. The gender makeup of the district was 48% female and 52% male. The racial makeup of the district was 33.50% African American, 65.86% White, 0.43% Hispanic, and 0.21% Native American. 64.4% of the district's students were eligible to receive free lunch.

Previous school years

Accountability statistics

References

External links

* {{Official website, https://www.pcsdms.com Education in Perry County, Mississippi School districts in Mississippi