Phone +1 601-795-8477 | Number of schools 6 | |
Address 302 S Julia St, Poplarville, MS 39470, USA | ||
The Poplarville School District is a public school district based in Poplarville, Mississippi (USA).
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In addition to Poplarville, the district serves a large portion of rural Pearl River County.
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Carl Merritt became Superintendent of Education for the Poplarville School District following the retirement of Supt. Gylde Fitzpatrick. The district is served by a School Board of five appointed members. Three members are appointed from the Poplarville area supervisor districts and the other two are appointed by the Poplarville Board of Aldermen.
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.