Mississippi Gulf News

Of the 30,195 students in Harrison County schools 51.1% were men and 48.9% were women, according to the Mississippi Department of Education.

The previous year, the student body across Harrison County schools was 51% men and 49% women.

Biloxi High School in Biloxi had the highest number of boys enrolled while Gulfport High School in Gulfport had the most girls.

There are 48 schools within the county.

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	Men	Women
Biloxi High School	866	862
Gulfport High School	839	889
Harrison Central High School	768	718
Diberville Senior High School	713	676
West Harrison High School	559	565
North Gulfport Elementary & Middle School	551	509
West Wortham Elementary and Middle School	483	451
Long Beach Senior High School	461	471
Biloxi Junior High School	477	404
North Woolmarket Elementary and Middle School	415	460
Bayou View Middle School	424	402
Biloxi Upper Elementary School	445	355
North Bay Elementary School	373	381
Harper McCaughan Elementary School	343	344
Bayou View Elementary School	338	344
West Harrison Middle School	310	343
Pass Christian High School	336	312
Bel Aire Elementary School	326	270
Gulfport Central Middle School	295	290
Popp's Ferry Elementary School	288	264
Diberville Middle School	262	279
Back Bay Elementary School	272	263
Anniston Avenue Elementary School	260	275
West Elementary School	272	251
River Oaks Elementary School	262	240
Crossroads Elementary School	254	247
Three Rivers Elementary School	245	253
Woolmarket Elementary School	264	231
Lyman Elementary School	252	238
Central Elementary School	240	240
Harrison Central Elementary School	244	228
Delisle Elementary School	239	228
Long Beach Middle School	232	221
Pass Christian Middle School	235	216
Thomas L. Reeves Elementary School	222	209
W.J. Quarles Elementary School	214	212
Pass Road Elementary School	205	193
Saucier Elementary School	212	175
Diberville Elementary School	199	186
Lizana Elementary School	217	165
Pass Christian Elementary School	190	188
Twenty-Eighth Street Elementary School	181	175
Gorenflo Elementary School	184	166
Orange Grove Elementary School	194	147
Nichols Elementary School	95	117
Pineville Elementary School	95	76
Harrison County Child Development Center	75	19
Roger Amos McMurtry School	11	10