White students made up 72.3% of the 5,861 students enrolled in Ocean Springs School District during the 2022-23 school year, making them the most represented ethnicity, according to the Mississippi Department of Education.
This is a 1.6% decrease from the previous school year.
Ocean Springs High School had the highest enrollment in the district with 1,899 students.
A snapshot of Ocean Springs School District showed 72.3% of students were white, 12% were Black, 6.9% were multiracial, 5.1% were Hispanic, and 2% Asian.
Ocean Springs School District roughly covers six schools within Jackson County and has a main office in Ocean Springs.
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 % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Magnolia Park Elementary School | 0% | 11.3% | 4.6% | 13.7% | 70.4% |
| Oak Park Elementary School | 0% | 7.6% | 0% | 13.7% | 78.7% |
| Ocean Springs High School | 3.5% | 12.5% | 6.0% | 6.1% | 71.9% |
| Ocean Springs Middle School | 0% | 13.1% | 5.4% | 7.9% | 73.6% |
| Ocean Springs Upper Elementary School | 2.6% | 13.2% | 5.7% | 5.1% | 73.4% |
| Pecan Park Elementary School | 2.6% | 10.2% | 5.5% | 16.8% | 64.9% |
