Mississippi Gulf News

Of the 22,490 students enrolled in Jackson County schools in 2020-2021, 59.8% were White, according to the Mississippi Department of Education. This was the most represented ethnicity among Jackson County students.

This is a 0.6% decrease from the previous school year.

Ocean Springs High School had the highest enrollment of White students in the 2020-2021 school year.

A snapshot of Jackson County schools showed 59.8% students were White, 25.2% were Black or African American, 7.6% were Hispanic or Latino, 3% were Two or More Races and 2.1% were Asian.

There are 40 schools in Jackson County.

Mississippi has continually struggled with public education. The most recent Report Card on American Education, from a right-leaning think tank, gave the state a C-. This is consistent with ratings stretching back nearly one decade.

The nonpartisan Education Week also ranked Mississippi schools as C- in their most recent analysis.

School	Asian Enrollment %	Black or African American %	Hispanic of Latino %	Two or More Races %	White %
Arlington Heights Elementary School	-	58.6	25.1	-	9.8
Beach Elementary School	-	16.3	-	-	72.4
Central Elementary School	-	53.8	14.4	-	23.6
Cherokee Elementary School	-	40.6	19.8	-	29.4
College Park Elementary School	-	39.9	15.9	-	38
East Central High School	-	3.6	-	-	94.3
East Central Lower Elementary School	-	2.5	-	2.7	93.8
East Central Middle School	-	3.1	-	-	94.2
East Central Upper Elementary School	-	3.4	-	-	94.7
Eastlawn Elementary School	-	27.8	18.3	-	45.6
Exceptional School	-	37.1	-	-	-
Gautier Elementary School	-	44.5	15.2	7.7	30.4
Gautier High School	1.6	44.1	15.3	4.9	33.8
Gautier Middle School	-	43.9	16.8	-	34.9
Jackson Elementary School	-	60.1	27.5	5.2	5.6
Lake Elementary School	-	28.9	-	-	42.2
Magnolia Middle School	-	74.4	-	-	18.2
Magnolia Park Elementary School	-	13.8	5.1	4.7	74.5
Martin Bluff Elementary School	-	38.3	13	6.6	41.5
Moss Point Escatawpa Upper Elementary School	-	69.5	9.1	-	18
Moss Point High School	-	78.6	4.2	2.3	14.5
Moss Point Kreole Primary School	-	71.9	4.6	6.3	15.5
Oak Park Elementary School	3	6.5	3.7	4.3	82.2
Ocean Springs High School	3.4	13.1	5.7	2	75.1
Ocean Springs Middle School	3.6	12	6.5	2.5	74.3
Ocean Springs Upper Elementary School	4.1	13.2	5.9	3	73.4
Pascagoula High School	-	46.4	21.4	2.2	29
Pecan Park Elementary School	-	11.5	4.9	10.4	69.1
Singing River Academy	-	43.3	16.9	3.1	34.6
St. Martin East Elementary School	6.1	15.6	-	8.6	64.8
St. Martin High School	9.2	21.1	5.2	1.2	62.7
St. Martin North Elementary School	6.6	17.2	4.2	11.2	59.7
St. Martin Upper Elementary School	5.8	18.8	4.4	9.6	61
St. Martin Middle School	5.8	22.2	-	4.8	62.4
Trent Lott Academy	-	48.7	18.7	-	27
Vancleave High School	-	4	3.6	-	90.4
Vancleave Lower Elementary School	-	2.4	-	4.5	91.6
Vancleave Middle School	-	3.2	2.2	-	93.1
Vancleave Upper Elementary School	-	-	3.4	2.2	91.6
William M. Colmer Middle School	-	47.9	19.6	-	28.2

Some information provided by the Mississippi Department of Education may be incomplete.