Pearl River Central High School

Pearl River Central High School is a public high school in Carriere, Mississippi, United States. It is a part of the Pearl River County School District.

Pearl River Central High School
Location
7407 Highway 11 Carriere, Mississippi 39426
Information
Type	Public high school
School district	Pearl River County School District
Principal	Crystal Penton
Teaching staff	61.30 (FTE)[1]
Grades	9-12
Gender	Co-educational
Enrollment	997 (2023-2024)[1]
Student to teacher ratio	16.26[1]
Color(s)
Team name	Blue Devils
Website	highschool.prc.k12.ms.us

In addition to Carriere, the district (of which this is the only comprehensive high school) serves rural areas in south central Pearl River County. A small section of Picayune is in the limits of the school district. The majority of the Hide-A-Way Lake census-designated place is in the district.^[2]

Athletics

The following sports are offered at Pearl River Central:^[3]

• Baseball
• Basketball
• Cheer
• Cross Country
• Dance
• Football
• Golf
• Soccer
• Softball
• Swim
• Track & Field
• Volleyball

State championships

Baseball

• 2017 Mississippi 5A State Champions^[4]

Dance

• 14x State Champions

Demographics

89.1% of the student body at Pearl River Central identify as white, making up a majority of the student body with the minority enrollment being 10.9%.^[5]