Mississippi Gulf News

Of the 22,901 students enrolled in Jackson County schools in 2022-23 school year, 58.2% were white, according to the Mississippi Department of Education. This was the most represented ethnicity among Jackson County students.

This is a 1.1% decrease from the previous school year.

Countywide, Ocean Springs High School had the largest enrollment of white students in the 2022-23 school year.

A snapshot of Jackson County schools showed that 58.2% of the students were white, 24.7% were Black or African American, 8.0% were Hispanic or Latino, 5.3% were multiracial and 1.6% were Asian.

There are 40 schools within Jackson 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	Asian %	Black or African American %	Hispanic of Latino %	Multiracial %	White %
Ocean Springs High School	3.5%	12.5%	6%	5.2%	71.9%
Ocean Springs Upper Elementary School	2.6%	13.2%	5.7%	4.6%	73.4%
St. Martin High School	8.6%	22.4%	5.8%	4%	58.5%
Pascagoula High School	0%	47.8%	19.5%	0%	28.3%
St. Martin Middle School	6%	20.5%	4.7%	8.3%	59.9%
Ocean Springs Middle School	0%	13.1%	5.4%	4%	73.6%
Gautier High School	0%	44%	18.1%	4.7%	32.2%
East Central High School	0%	2.9%	0%	0%	94.9%
Vancleave High School	0%	3.8%	3.4%	0%	91.2%
St. Martin East Elementary School	0%	13.9%	4.5%	13.9%	63.2%
Vancleave Lower Elementary School	0%	2.7%	2.3%	8.2%	86.3%
Magnolia Park Elementary School	0%	11.3%	4.6%	11%	70.4%
St. Martin Upper Elementary School	6.7%	17.7%	6.7%	7.2%	60.9%
East Central Middle School	0%	3.7%	0%	2%	93.2%
East Central Lower Elementary School	0%	0%	0%	6.4%	90.6%
William M. Colmer Middle School	0%	48.2%	18.4%	0%	26.9%
St. Martin North Elementary School	6.3%	19.4%	3.5%	14.6%	56.2%
Trent Lott Academy	0%	47.2%	20.5%	6.5%	24.9%
Vancleave Middle School	0%	3%	3.2%	4.3%	88.6%
Pecan Park Elementary School	2.6%	10.2%	5.5%	16.8%	64.9%
East Central Upper Elementary School	0%	2.1%	0%	4%	93.2%
Oak Park Elementary School	0%	7.6%	0%	9.6%	78.7%
Moss Point High School	0%	77.1%	5.9%	3.3%	13.6%
Gautier Middle School	0%	42.6%	18%	4.7%	33.3%
Singing River Academy	0%	42.4%	16.2%	6.6%	33.8%
Martin Bluff	0%	34.6%	13.4%	10.2%	41.3%
Moss Point Kreole Primary School	0%	70.6%	0%	9.4%	17.8%
Gautier Elementary School	0%	46.5%	14.2%	8%	28.4%
Magnolia Middle School	0%	69.3%	9.5%	4.2%	16.3%
Vancleave Upper Elementary School	0%	0%	0%	0%	92.6%
Moss Point Escatawpa Upper Elementary School	0%	73.5%	8.3%	0%	13.6%
Arlington Heights Elementary School	0%	57.3%	26.1%	0%	10.7%
Eastlawn Elementary School	0%	38.2%	15%	0%	38.8%
College Park Elementary	0%	31.1%	18.7%	7.3%	40.3%
Central Elementary School	0%	46.2%	17.8%	9.3%	24.4%
Cherokee Elementary School	0%	35.5%	24.7%	0%	29.6%
Jackson Elementary School	0%	56.2%	21.9%	0%	11.8%
Beach Elementary School	0%	17.1%	0%	0%	77.1%
Lake Elementary School	0%	28%	0%	0%	57%
Exceptional School	0%	41.5%	0%	0%	36.6%