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District details
School board members: 5
Students: 6,084 (2023-2024)
Schools: 11 (2023-2024)
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Gulfport School District is a school district in Mississippi (Harrison County). During the 2024 school year, 6,084 students attended one of the district's 11 schools.

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

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Elections

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About the district

School board

The Gulfport 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
Rainna Bahadur
Gwen Jones
Ben Vance
Christopher Martin20252030
Bridget Weatherly2026

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Overlapping state house districts

Gulfport School District
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
Mississippi House of Representatives District 118Greg HaneyRepublican Party 46% 13%
Mississippi House of Representatives District 119Jeffrey Hulum IIIDemocratic Party 33% 44%
Mississippi House of Representatives District 120Richard BennettRepublican Party 21% 8%

The table was limited to the lower chamber because it provides the most granularity. State house districts tend to be more numerous and therefore smaller than state senate or U.S. House districts. This provides an impression of the partisan affiliations in the area.

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: $22,104,000 $3,481 24%
Local: $33,269,000 $5,240 37%
State: $34,780,000 $5,478 39%
Total: $90,153,000 $14,200
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $80,269,000 $12,642
Total Current Expenditures: $64,932,000 $10,227
Instructional Expenditures: $37,960,000 $5,978 47%
Student and Staff Support: $6,713,000 $1,057 8%
Administration: $6,187,000 $974 8%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $14,041,000 $2,211 17%
Total Capital Outlay: $13,786,000 $2,171
Construction: $11,965,000 $1,884
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $293,000 $46
Interest on Debt: $1,258,000 $198

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 (%)
2021-2022 50 80-89 35 47 PS 55-59 74
2020-2021 41 70-79 26 41 >=50 50-54 66
2018-2019 56 80-89 42 50-54 PS 65-69 77
2017-2018 52 70-79 39 45-49 PS 65-69 72
2016-2017 51 70-79 37 45-49 <50 60-69 69
2015-2016 46 70-79 30 35-39 PS 45-49 66
2014-2015 41 70-79 26 30-34 <50 45-49 59
2013-2014 52 >=80 40 45-49 <50 55-59 67
2012-2013 >=80 >=80 PS PS
2011-2012 67 >=80 56 75-79 >=50 82
2010-2011 76 >=80 65 85-89 >=50 89

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 (%)
2021-2022 52 80-89 37 45-49 PS 55-59 75
2020-2021 42 60-69 28 35-39 PS 50-54 65
2018-2019 48 60-69 34 40-44 PS 55-59 70
2017-2018 47 60-69 33 35-39 PS 65-69 68
2016-2017 45 60-69 31 30-34 <50 50-59 65
2015-2016 40 50-59 26 30-34 PS 45-49 60
2014-2015 37 50-59 23 25-29 PS 35-39 55
2013-2014 53 60-79 40 50-54 <50 60-64 69
2012-2013 60-79 60-79 PS PS
2011-2012 63 80-89 51 60-64 >=50 78
2010-2011 66 60-79 54 70-74 <50 81

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 (%)
2021-2022 89 >=50 85-89 >=80 PS >=50 90-94
2020-2021 91 PS 85-89 >=80 PS >=50 >=95
2019-2020 90 >=50 85-89 60-79 PS >=95
2018-2019 87 >=50 85-89 60-79 PS 85-89
2017-2018 89 PS 85-89 >=50 PS >=95
2016-2017 88 >=50 80-84 >=50 90-94
2015-2016 89 PS 80-84 >=80 >=50 90-94
2014-2015 89 80-84 >=50 90-94
2013-2014 86 PS 80-84 >=50 PS 90-94
2012-2013 71 65-69 75-79
2011-2012 72 65-69 80-84
2010-2011 73 60-64 85-89

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 6,084 -0.5
2022-2023 6,113 -3.9
2021-2022 6,349 -0.3
2020-2021 6,367 -3.3
2019-2020 6,576 1.4
2018-2019 6,487 2.9
2017-2018 6,300 0.0
2016-2017 6,300 -1.2
2015-2016 6,375 -1.4
2014-2015 6,467 2.0
2013-2014 6,335 5.1
2012-2013 6,013 3.5
2011-2012 5,802 1.6
2010-2011 5,708 0.5
2009-2010 5,678 2.3
2008-2009 5,549 -0.6
2007-2008 5,581 1.8
2006-2007 5,480 21.1
2005-2006 4,326 -45.4
2004-2005 6,291 0.8
2003-2004 6,243 0.1
2002-2003 6,239 0.4
2001-2002 6,214 -2.1
2000-2001 6,347 0.1
1999-2000 6,339 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Gulfport School District (%) Mississippi K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.4 0.2
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 1.2 1.1
Black 51.2 46.9
Hispanic 9.0 5.0
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.2 0.1
Two or More Races 4.7 4.6
White 33.4 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, Gulfport School District had 445.97 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 13.64.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 2.81
Kindergarten: 22.31
Elementary: 266.34
Secondary: 129.68
Total: 445.97

Gulfport School District employed 7.00 district administrators and 25.84 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 7.00
District Administrative Support: 29.89
School Administrators: 25.84
School Administrative Support: 33.18
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 105.66
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 31.19
Total Guidance Counselors: 16.81
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 6.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 10.81
Librarians/Media Specialists: 9.00
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 29.58
Other Support Services: 141.28

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 Gulfport School District operates 11 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Anniston Avenue Elementary School479PK-5
Bayou View Elementary School687KG-5
Bayou View Middle School8156-8
Central Elem498PK-5
Gulfport Central Middle School5936-8
Gulfport High School1,7429-12
Gulfport Vocational Annex09-12
Pass Road Elementary School384PK-5
The Learning Center03-12
Twenty Eighth St Elem381PK-5
West Elementary School505PK-5


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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 2021-22 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed October 18, 2025
    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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