PEARL, Miss. (WLBT) – Pearl High School is moving down to Class 6A, and the school’s athletic director said Pearl will work to keep the rivalry games Pirates fans circle on the calendar.
The Mississippi High School Activities Association released its 2027-29 classifications Monday. Pearl competed in Class 7A during the 2025-27 cycle. For the next cycle, the school reported an adjusted enrollment of 864, which puts it at the top of the 24-school Class 6A field.
That’s 25 students short of the 7A cutoff of 889, according to MHSAA data. Pearl will no longer be in the same class as 7A schools such as Brandon, Clinton and Northwest Rankin. Twenty-six schools statewide are changing classes…