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2022-23 School Year: What were the backgrounds of Gulfport School District students?

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Black students made up 52.4% of the 6,113 students enrolled in Gulfport School District during the 2022-23 school year, making them the most represented ethnicity, according to the Mississippi Department of Education.

This is a 4.0% decrease from the previous school year.

Gulfport High School had the highest enrollment in the district with 1,728 students.

A snapshot of Gulfport School District showed 52.4% of students were Black, 33.5% were white, 8.6% were Hispanic, 3.8% were multiracial, and 0.5% Asian.

Gulfport School District roughly covers nine schools within Harrison County and has a main office in Gulfport.

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.

Percentage Breakdown of Ethnic Representation in the 2022-23 School Year Enrollment in Gulfport School District

Black [52.4%]White [33.5%]Hispanic [8.6%]Ethnicities <5% [4.3%]
Enrollment in Gulfport School District by Ethnicity in the 2022-23 School Year

SchoolAsian Enrollment %Black or African American %Hispanic of Latino %Multiracial %White %
Anniston Avenue Elementary School0%37.8%19.3%6.3%36.6%
Bayou View Elementary School3.1%15.3%4.6%2.4%74.6%
Bayou View Middle School1.5%37.4%11.3%3.8%46.0%
Central Elementary School0%67.5%12.5%5.8%14.2%
Gulfport Central Middle School0%80.2%5.3%4.4%10.1%
Gulfport High School0%50.9%6.7%5.0%37.4%
Pass Road Elementary School0%55.0%12.3%7.8%24.9%
Twenty-Eighth Street Elementary School0%85.1%3.4%4.8%6.7%
West Elementary School0%75.0%5.9%6.3%12.8%

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