Of the 14,299 students enrolled in Harrison County School District in the 2023-24 school year, 41.5% were white, according to the Mississippi Department of Education.
This is a 1.2% decrease from the previous school year.
Among the 19 schools in the district, Harrison Central High School had the largest enrollment of white students in the 2023-24 school year.
A snapshot of Harrison County School District’s student body showed that 47.5% of students were white, 34.1% were Black, 7.8% were Hispanic, 7.6% were multiracial, and 2.4% were Asian.
Harrison County School District roughly covers 19 schools within Harrison County and has a main office in Gulfport.
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 or Latino | % Multiracial | % White |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bel Aire Elementary School | 0% | 57.1% | 12.2% | 10.2% | 20.5% |
| Crossroads Elementary School | 0% | 65.3% | 12.7% | 9.5% | 12.5% |
| Diberville Senior High School | 5.6% | 24.2% | 10.5% | 6.1% | 53.6% |
| Harrison Central Elementary School | 0% | 43.5% | 3.4% | 15.2% | 37.9% |
| Harrison Central High School | 1.4% | 50.4% | 7.3% | 5.0% | 35.9% |
| Harrison County Child Development Center | 0% | 53.9% | 0% | 10.2% | 35.9% |
| Lizana Elementary School | 0% | 0% | 0% | 10.2% | 89.8% |
| Lyman Elementary School | 0% | 23.6% | 3.3% | 11.6% | 61.5% |
| North Gulfport Elementary & Middle School | 0% | 71.2% | 8.1% | 8.3% | 12.4% |
| North Woolmarket Elementary and Middle School | 0% | 7.4% | 10.5% | 7.3% | 74.8% |
| Orange Grove Elementary School | 0% | 43.8% | 4.3% | 14.8% | 37.1% |
| Pineville Elementary School | 0% | 10.0% | 8.8% | 11.2% | 70.0% |
| River Oaks Elementary School | 0% | 63.0% | 3.8% | 10.0% | 23.2% |
| Saucier Elementary School | 0% | 4.8% | 0% | 8.0% | 87.2% |
| Three Rivers Elementary School | 2.3% | 45.9% | 5.7% | 10.1% | 36.0% |
| West Harrison High School | 1.1% | 32.2% | 4.4% | 6.3% | 56.0% |
| West Harrison Middle School | 0% | 29.1% | 4.8% | 8.0% | 58.1% |
| West Wortham Elementary and Middle School | 0% | 5.9% | 3.6% | 7.4% | 83.1% |
| Woolmarket Elementary School | 0% | 12.1% | 27.5% | 13.7% | 46.7% |
