Petal High School

Petal High School

Public High School | Grade 9-12
1145 Highway 42,  Petal, MS
Petal School District
4.2
2.2
1,288 Students
A
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School Details

Head of School
Robert Knight
Student Teacher Ratio
14:1
Average SAT Score
1260
Average ACT Score
24
Math Proficiency
80%
Reading Proficiency
58%
Average GPA
3.52
Graduation Rate
96%

Niche Grade

A-
Academics
A-
Teachers
B+
College Prep
B+
Administration
B+
Resources/Facilities
A
Clubs and Activities
B+
Sports
B
Food
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Niche Grade Details

Academics
Average GPA
3.52
Reading Proficiency
58%
Math Proficiency
80%
Teachers
Student Teacher Ratio
14:1
Teachers
92
Full Time Teachers
92
Teachers in First or Second Year
4.2%
College Prep
Average SAT
1260
Math
630
Verbal
630
Average ACT
24
Math
23
English
25
Reading
25
Science
24
Number of AP Courses
9
AP Pass Rate
44.9%
AP Math Enrollment
Very Low
AP Science Enrollment
Low
Other AP Enrollment
Average
Clubs and Activities
Girls Athletic Participation
Very Low
Boys Athletic Participation
Very Low

GreatSchools Rating

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Teachers and Staff

Students Per Counselor
389:1

Student Diversity

Female
50.8%
Male
49.2%
White
69.5%
Black
18.2%
Hispanic
6.4%
Two or more races
4.7%
Asian or Pacific Islander
<1%
Native American
<1%
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Specialty School Programs

AP Programs Offered
IB Programs Offered
Free/Reduced Lunch Offered
Athletics Program

Colleges Students are Considering

Students are most interested in or go on to attend these colleges.
University of Southern Mississippi 423 Students
Mississippi State University 299 Students
University of Mississippi 270 Students
Pearl River Community College 221 Students
Jones County Junior College 192 Students
William Carey University 150 Students
The University of Alabama 125 Students
Louisiana State University 75 Students
University of South Alabama 72 Students
Millsaps College 69 Students

What Students Want to Study

Niche users from this school are most interested in the following majors.
Nursing 76 Students
Biology 62 Students
Pre-Medicine Studies 46 Students
Business 39 Students
Psychology 39 Students
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 22 Students
Physical Therapy 22 Students
Family Practice and Pediatric Nursing 21 Students
Engineering 20 Students
Chemistry 18 Students

This School’s Reviews

Niche Reviews
4.2 153 Reviews
4.0 Senior
10/17/2024
It's been pretty good. I have been given the opportunity to take many higher level courses making me feel more prepared for college and the workload.
5.0 Alum
2/8/2024
Petal Highschool was a real highschool experience. I don't think there were bad parts that I could seriously complain about!
4.0 Junior
8/29/2023
Petal High School has been a life changing experience for me as a whole. Petal High School has encouraged me to become a better me by pushing me to get out of my comfort zone. Petal High School offers a lot for us to be a very small town in Mississippi.
GreatSchools Reviews
2.2 4 Reviews
1.0 parent
8/17/2023
used to bee good but they implemented new rules that WERE not really NEEDED at ALL since 2023 the school is a 1 and a half star in my personal opinion. my student keeps complaining to me NONSTOP about the new Absurd rules. but for example 2021-2022 I would get it a 4-5 star rating. rules were reason...
1.0 parent
11/27/2017
This school has two goals football and passing the state test. If that is what you want from a school the this is the place. Otherwise it is a total waste of 4 years.
4.0 student
6/5/2013
Petal high school is a great school overall. But there are teachers that do not need to be teaching, example teachers that are coaches.. This school is very focused to sports, football in particular, the school has cut back on the funding for to arts, the football players don't pay much, everything...
3.0 parent
8/10/2011
Do not have a problem with the education of the school, this school is the reason we moved here. but If your child is not in the right click they are bullied and targeted. The school cares more about the dress code then stopping the bullies! I have loved most of the teachers, however the principal i...

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