This is a 34.2% decrease from the previous school year.
Waveland Elementary School had the highest enrollment in the district with 425 students.
A snapshot of Bay St Louis Waveland School District showed 43.9% of students were white, 16.5% were Black, and 8.7% multiracial.
Bay St Louis Waveland School District roughly covers three schools within Hancock County and has a main office in Waveland.
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 % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bay Waveland Middle School | 0% | 25.8% | 0% | 15.0% | 59.2% |
| North Bay Elementary School | 0% | 22.5% | 0% | 11.3% | 66.2% |
| Waveland Elementary School | 0% | 21.9% | 0% | 16.7% | 61.4% |
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