This is a 0.9% decrease from the previous school year.
Moss Point High School had the highest enrollment in the district with 455 students.
A snapshot of Moss Point Separate School District showed 72.8% of students were Black, 15.3% were white, 5.8% were Hispanic, and 4.3% multiracial.
Moss Point Separate School District roughly covers four schools within Jackson County and has a main office in Moss Point.
Mississippi's schools, with an enrollment of 436,523 in the 2023-24 academic year, are mostly divided between two ethnicities, with Black or African American students being the largest racial group at 46.86%, followed by white students at 42.14%.
Students in the state showed a significant improvement in the 2022-23 academic year, demonstrating sustained progress in their post-pandemic recovery. Overall, 87% of schools and 91% of districts achieved a grade of C or better, compared to 81% of schools and 87% of districts in the prior year.
Results from the 2022-23 Mississippi Academic Assessment Program (MAAP) showed students reaching an all-time high in all core subjects. Students better performed on the Math and English portion of the test, achieving grades around 5% better than in the previous year.
| School | Asian Enrollment % | Black or African American % | Hispanic of Latino % | Multiracial % | White % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Magnolia Middle School | 0% | 69.3% | 9.5% | 4.9% | 16.3% |
| Moss Point Escatawpa Upper Elementary School | 0% | 73.5% | 8.3% | 4.6% | 13.6% |
| Moss Point High School | 0% | 77.1% | 5.9% | 3.4% | 13.6% |
| Moss Point Kreole Primary School | 0% | 70.6% | 0% | 11.6% | 17.8% |
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