Mississippi Gulf News

Among the ethnicities represented in Harrison County schools, white was the most prevalent among the county students in the 2023-24 school year, according to the Mississippi Department of Education.

Of the 29,857 students attending Harrison County schools, 45.2% were white. Black students were the second most common ethnicity, making up 35.5% of Harrison County student body.

In the previous school year, white students were also the most common group in Harrison County, representing 46.2% of the student body.

In the 2023-24 school year, the total number of students enrolled in public schools in the county dropped 1.1% when compared to the previous year.

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 name	Most prevalent ethnicity	% of Total Student Population	Total Enrollment
Diberville Elementary School	White	35%	400
Biloxi Upper Elementary School	White	38.7%	778
Harrison Central High School	Black	50.4%	1,508
Crossroads Elementary School	Black	65.3%	487
Pineville Elementary School	White	70%	170
Woolmarket Elementary School	White	46.7%	520
West Harrison High School	White	56%	1,154
Lyman Elementary School	White	61.5%	509
Diberville Middle School	White	39.7%	526
Harrison Central Elementary School	Black	43.5%	501
Bayou View Elementary School	White	75.1%	687
Central Elementary School	Black	62.9%	498
Pass Christian High School	White	60.6%	614
Bel Aire Elementary School	Black	57.1%	599
Harrison County Child Development Center	Black	53.9%	78
West Wortham Elementary and Middle School	White	83.1%	878
North Woolmarket Elementary and Middle School	White	74.8%	812
Long Beach Middle School	White	63.2%	446
Biloxi Junior High School	White	39.9%	880
Lizana Elementary School	White	89.8%	384
Biloxi High School	White	40.6%	1,697
Popp's Ferry Elementary School	Black	40.3%	610
Back Bay Elementary School	Black	34.9%	536
Pass Road Elementary School	Black	59.6%	384
Orange Grove Elementary School	Black	43.8%	329
Harper McCaughan Elementary School	White	65.2%	658
Gorenflo Elementary School	Black	50.8%	331
Gulfport Central Middle School	Black	78.1%	593
North Gulfport Elementary & Middle School	Black	71.2%	1,005
Three Rivers Elementary School	Black	45.9%	525
Pass Christian Middle School	White	57.5%	391
Delisle Elementary School	White	72.6%	424
Twenty-Eighth Street Elementary School	Black	76.4%	381
West Harrison Middle School	White	58.1%	604
River Oaks Elementary School	Black	63%	495
North Bay Elementary School	White	51%	726
Nichols Elementary School	Black	47.1%	206
Diberville Senior High School	White	53.6%	1,474
Saucier Elementary School	White	87.2%	335
Anniston Avenue Elementary School	White	38.2%	479
Thomas L. Reeves Elementary School	White	67.6%	432
W.J. Quarles Elementary School	White	65.6%	427
Bayou View Middle School	White	44.9%	815
Gulfport High School	Black	51.2%	1,742
West Elementary School	Black	73.3%	505
Long Beach Senior High School	White	72%	934
Pass Christian Elementary School	White	40%	390