This is a 14.8% decrease from the previous school year.
Harrison Central High School had the highest enrollment in the district with 1,486 students.
A snapshot of Harrison County School District showed 42.6% of students were white, 30.3% were Black, 6% were Hispanic, 5.4% were multiracial, and 1.2% Asian.
Harrison County School District roughly covers 19 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.
| School | Asian Enrollment % | Black or African American % | Hispanic of Latino % | Multiracial % | White % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bel Aire Elementary School | 0% | 57.9% | 12.1% | 10.2% | 19.8% |
| Crossroads Elementary School | 0% | 69.7% | 10.0% | 8.5% | 11.8% |
| Diberville Senior High School | 6.3% | 25.9% | 7.9% | 4.6% | 55.3% |
| Harrison Central Elementary School | 3.6% | 40.0% | 3.6% | 11.3% | 41.5% |
| Harrison Central High School | 1.4% | 51.4% | 7.6% | 4.0% | 35.6% |
| Harrison County Child Development Center | 0% | 38.3% | 0% | 20.2% | 41.5% |
| Lizana Elementary School | 0% | 0% | 0% | 8.6% | 91.4% |
| Lyman Elementary School | 0% | 21.8% | 3.5% | 12.9% | 61.8% |
| North Gulfport Elementary & Middle School | 1.1% | 72.0% | 6.0% | 6.2% | 14.7% |
| North Woolmarket Elementary and Middle School | 0% | 8.9% | 10.5% | 7.2% | 73.4% |
| Orange Grove Elementary School | 0% | 44.9% | 5.6% | 12.8% | 36.7% |
| Pineville Elementary School | 0% | 12.3% | 9.4% | 11.0% | 67.3% |
| River Oaks Elementary School | 0% | 60.4% | 4.0% | 10.1% | 25.5% |
| Saucier Elementary School | 0% | 3.9% | 0% | 8.0% | 88.1% |
| Three Rivers Elementary School | 0% | 42.8% | 5.4% | 13.4% | 38.4% |
| West Harrison High School | 1.3% | 30.0% | 4.0% | 4.9% | 59.8% |
| West Harrison Middle School | 0% | 28.0% | 5.4% | 9.0% | 57.6% |
| West Wortham Elementary and Middle School | 0% | 6.2% | 3.4% | 7.3% | 83.1% |
| Woolmarket Elementary School | 3.0% | 14.6% | 25.7% | 10.2% | 46.5% |
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