The Petal School District is a public school district based in Petal, Mississippi (USA). In 1976, the Petal Schools District was formed after the community decided that it wanted the local school system to be separate from the county school system.
It includes Petal and the Forrest County portion of Eastabuchie.
Schools
- Petal High School (Grades 9âÂÂ12)
- Petal Middle School (Grades 7âÂÂ8)
- Petal Upper Elementary School (formerly W.L. Smith) (Grades 5âÂÂ6)
- Petal Elementary School (Grades 3âÂÂ4)
- Petal Primary School (Grades K-2)
Demographics
Previous school years
<big>Recent school years</big>
Promotion/Retention Rate
Recent school years
Accountability statistics
Notable alumni
- Ralph Dunagin (1955), cartoonist
- Ray Perkins (1959), NFL running back and coach, Super Bowl V champion
- Tom Walters (1960), NFL safety
- Richard Gerald Jordan (1964), death row inmate
- Tom King (1965), politician, former member of the Mississippi Legislature
- Nate Rolison (1995), MLB first baseman
- Anthony Alford (2012), MLB outfielder
- Demarcus Evans (2015), MLB pitcher
- Javon Patterson (2015), NFL center
- Phat Watts (2018), wide receiver for the Tulane Green Wave
- Duece Watts (2018), CFL wide receiver
- DeCarlos Nicholson (2020), cornerback for the USC Trojans
See also
References
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