Biloxi Public School District, Mississippi

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Biloxi Public School District
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District details
School board members: 5
Students: 5,764 (2023-2024)
Schools: 10 (2023-2024)
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Biloxi Public School District is a school district in Mississippi (Harrison County). During the 2024 school year, 5,764 students attended one of the district's 10 schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, finances, academics, students, and more details about the district.

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School board

The Biloxi Public School District consists of five members serving five-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Patrick Buchanan
Amber Guess
Ashleigh Lamas
Richard Schmidt
Gary Gray2024

Elections

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Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $29,871,000 $4,997 30%
Local: $36,894,000 $6,172 38%
State: $31,125,000 $5,207 32%
Total: $97,890,000 $16,375
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $92,672,000 $15,502
Total Current Expenditures: $72,541,000 $12,134
Instructional Expenditures: $38,859,000 $6,500 42%
Student and Staff Support: $9,303,000 $1,556 10%
Administration: $7,284,000 $1,218 8%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $16,126,000 $2,697 17%
Total Capital Outlay: $18,093,000 $3,026
Construction: $11,768,000 $1,968
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $0 $0
Interest on Debt: $2,038,000 $340


Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 60 80-84 44 52 >=50 60-64 73
2018-2019 67 80-84 53 61 >=50 70-74 78
2017-2018 64 80-84 51 58 PS 70-74 75
2016-2017 57 75-79 40 48 >=50 60-64 70
2015-2016 44 70-74 27 32 <50 40-44 58
2014-2015 38 60-64 23 25-29 <50 21-39 49
2013-2014 69 85-89 57 60-64 >=50 78
2012-2013 81 90-94 74 75-79 >=50 86
2011-2012 78 90-94 70 70-74 >=50 83
2010-2011 70 85-89 59 60-64 PS 78

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 48 70-74 31 38 <50 55-59 63
2018-2019 51 70-74 34 40 >=50 60-64 65
2017-2018 51 70-74 36 41 <50 60-64 64
2016-2017 46 60-64 30 35 <50 50-54 61
2015-2016 45 55-59 30 33 >=50 40-44 57
2014-2015 47 60-64 33 35-39 >=50 40-59 59
2013-2014 65 80-84 53 50-54 >=50 74
2012-2013 76 85-89 69 65-69 >=50 82
2011-2012 70 75-79 60 60-64 >=50 79
2010-2011 66 80-84 53 55-59 PS 75

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2019-2020 87 >=80 85-89 70-79 PS >=50 90-94
2018-2019 86 >=80 80-84 70-79 >=50 85-89
2017-2018 85 60-79 80-84 70-79 PS >=50 85-89
2016-2017 83 >=80 80-84 70-79 >=50 80-84
2015-2016 82 >=80 80-84 40-59 PS 80-84
2014-2015 84 >=80 80-84 >=80 85-89
2013-2014 82 >=80 75-79 60-79 PS 85-89
2012-2013 86 >=80 70-74 >=80 90-94
2011-2012 87 >=80 75-79 >=80 90-94
2010-2011 87 >=80 75-79 >=50 90-94


Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024 5,764 -0.8
2022-2023 5,812 -2.9
2021-2022 5,978 0.4
2020-2021 5,952 -6.0
2019-2020 6,309 1.0
2018-2019 6,243 0.7
2017-2018 6,202 0.3
2016-2017 6,184 3.5
2015-2016 5,965 4.8
2014-2015 5,681 2.5
2013-2014 5,537 3.4
2012-2013 5,347 4.3
2011-2012 5,117 2.1
2010-2011 5,008 3.0
2009-2010 4,859 2.9
2008-2009 4,719 -3.4
2007-2008 4,878 3.4
2006-2007 4,711 -11.3
2005-2006 5,244 -20.2
2004-2005 6,305 1.2
2003-2004 6,228 0.9
2002-2003 6,171 1.5
2001-2002 6,080 0.2
2000-2001 6,068 -0.5
1999-2000 6,096 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Biloxi Public School District (%) Mississippi K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.2 0.2
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 3.4 1.1
Black 34.6 46.9
Hispanic 15.8 5.0
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.3 0.1
Two or More Races 8.0 4.6
White 37.7 42.1

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Biloxi Public School District had 445.51 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 12.94.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 11.01
Kindergarten: 24.07
Elementary: 193.40
Secondary: 178.71
Total: 445.51

Biloxi Public School District employed 9.57 district administrators and 22.00 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 9.57
District Administrative Support: 30.72
School Administrators: 22.00
School Administrative Support: 29.65
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 134.11
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 13.39
Total Guidance Counselors: 7.20
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 1.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 6.20
Librarians/Media Specialists: 8.00
Library/Media Support: 5.91
Student Support Services: 31.69
Other Support Services: 81.42


Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

The Biloxi Public School District operates 10 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Back Bay Elementary School536KG-4
Biloxi High School1,6979-12
Biloxi Junior High8807-8
Biloxi Upper Elementary7785-6
Gorenflo Elementary School3311-4
Lopez School0KG-12
Nichols Elementary School206PK-KG
North Bay Elementary School726KG-4
Popps Ferry Elementary School610KG-4
R D Brown Voc Center09-12

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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    2. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
    3. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
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