CENTER FOR ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION
Picayune · MS · Picayune School District · Public · K-12 combined
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PMHS CAREER & TECHNOLOGY CENTER → PEARL RIVER CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL → HANCOCK COUNTY CAREER TECHNICAL CEN → POPLARVILLE CAREER DEVELOPMENT CTR → Poplarville High School → Bay High School → West Harrison High → Harrison County Career and Technical Center →📋 At a glance
- 🎓 AP rigor: Bottom 6% of US high schools
- 📝 SAT/ACT participation: Bottom 8% by test-taker volume
Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts ACGR, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
How CENTER FOR ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION compares for families
What families should know about CENTER FOR ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION.
- ▸ LocallyMS trails the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (−5 points). Stronger local schools matter even more.
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: PMHS CAREER & TECHNOLOGY CENTER, PEARL RIVER CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL, HANCOCK COUNTY CAREER TECHNICAL CEN and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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SAT / ACT participation
CRDC federal data · 2020-21Bottom 8% by test-taker volume
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). Volume — not score — is what's reported here. A higher count means more students at this school are entering the college admissions pipeline. Note: 2020-21 was COVID-disrupted; some districts (especially those that stayed remote longer) report unusually low or zero takers.
👩🏫 Teacher workforce · federal CRDC
Teacher experience & reliability
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2017-18 — the most recent vintage that publishes per-school teacher quality fields; the 2020-21 sweep had them suppressed). "Inexperienced" = teachers in their first or second year. "Chronic absence" = teachers absent 10+ days/year.
🏛️ Your state's public flagship
University of Mississippi
The in-state tuition gap is the flagship's biggest draw — most in-state families pay far less than the out-of-state sticker. Average net price after aid runs about $13,314/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.
Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.
Not enough enrollment history on file to chart a trend for this school yet.
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The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PMHS CAREER & TECHNOLOGY CENTER Picayune |
Public | 0.9 | — | — |
| PEARL RIVER CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL CARRIERE |
Public | 6.9 | 952 | -8.4% |
| HANCOCK COUNTY CAREER TECHNICAL CEN Kiln |
Public | 16.8 | — | — |
| POPLARVILLE CAREER DEVELOPMENT CTR POPLARVILLE |
Public | 22.8 | — | — |
| Poplarville High School POPLARVILLE |
Public | 22.9 | 540 | +1.5% |
| Bay High School BAY ST LOUIS |
Public | 23.8 | 491 | -6.3% |
| West Harrison High Gulfport |
Public | 29.0 | 1,216 | +9.4% |
| Harrison County Career and Technical Center Gulfport |
Public | 33.8 | — | — |