Mississippi Gulf News

Of the 22,901 students in Jackson County schools 52% were men and 48% were women, according to the Mississippi Department of Education.

This is unchanged from the year before.

Ocean Springs High School in Ocean Springs had the highest number of boys and girls enrolled.

There are 40 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
Ocean Springs High School	999	900
Ocean Springs Upper Elementary School	689	643
St. Martin High School	667	616
Pascagoula High School	607	580
St. Martin Middle School	512	483
Ocean Springs Middle School	485	482
Gautier High School	468	433
East Central High School	401	386
Vancleave High School	382	355
St. Martin East Elementary School	375	310
Vancleave Lower Elementary School	339	320
Magnolia Park Elementary School	324	311
St. Martin Upper Elementary School	326	300
East Central Middle School	325	275
East Central Lower Elementary School	290	286
William M. Colmer Middle School	273	281
St. Martin North Elementary School	286	255
Trent Lott Academy	259	279
Vancleave Middle School	295	242
Pecan Park Elementary School	280	250
East Central Upper Elementary School	287	242
Oak Park Elementary School	261	237
Moss Point High School	239	216
Gautier Middle School	215	208
Singing River Academy	214	194
Martin Bluff	192	210
Moss Point Kreole Primary School	210	184
Gautier Elementary School	221	166
Magnolia Middle School	200	181
Vancleave Upper Elementary School	191	160
Moss Point Escatawpa Upper Elementary School	175	164
Arlington Heights Elementary School	188	149
Eastlawn Elementary School	159	168
College Park Elementary	148	125
Central Elementary School	126	99
Cherokee Elementary School	96	90
Jackson Elementary School	83	95
Beach Elementary School	59	46
Lake Elementary School	43	50
Exceptional School	28	13