The mission of the Petal School District is to empower all students with the attitudes, knowledge and life-long learning skills essential to thrive as responsible citizens in an ever-changing global society.

• A person's potential to learn islimitless.
• All people have intrinsic worth.
• Strength comes from engaging the full diversity of the community.
• Teamwork is essential to the continuous success of an organization.
• Family is the most important influence in the development of the individual.
• People can direct their own future.
• People are influenced more by what others do than by what they say.