This is a 4.7% decrease from the previous school year.
Biloxi High School had the highest enrollment in the district with 1,728 students.
A snapshot of Biloxi Public School District showed 39.1% of students were white, 35.2% were Black, 16.2% were Hispanic, 5.4% were multiracial, and 2.1% Asian.
Biloxi Public School District roughly covers eight schools within Harrison County and has a main office in Biloxi.
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 % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Back Bay Elementary School | 0% | 33.3% | 13.6% | 16.1% | 37.0% |
| Biloxi High School | 3.6% | 37.0% | 15.5% | 1.8% | 42.1% |
| Biloxi Junior High School | 0% | 33.7% | 17.1% | 7.8% | 41.4% |
| Biloxi Upper Elementary School | 3.6% | 33.4% | 15.8% | 7.6% | 39.6% |
| Gorenflo Elementary School | 0% | 51.1% | 30.6% | 8.0% | 10.3% |
| Nichols Elementary School | 0% | 49.1% | 19.8% | 12.7% | 18.4% |
| North Bay Elementary School | 4.0% | 19.6% | 11.0% | 11.2% | 54.2% |
| Popp's Ferry Elementary School | 0% | 42.6% | 16.5% | 7.7% | 33.2% |
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