Ocean Springs School District, Mississippi, elections

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District details
School board members: 5
Students: 5,808 (2023-2024)
Schools: 7 (2023-2024)
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Ocean Springs School District is a school district in Mississippi (Jackson County). During the 2024 school year, 5,808 students attended one of the district's seven 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 Ocean Springs 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
Ron Chambers
Greg Denyer
Vickie Tiblier
Kacee Waters
Lauranne Tomaszewski2027

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Overlapping state house districts

Ocean Springs School District
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
Mississippi House of Representatives District 113Henry B. Zuber, IIIRepublican Party 43% 16%
Mississippi House of Representatives District 111Jimmy FondrenRepublican Party 37% 4%
Mississippi House of Representatives District 112John ReadRepublican Party 13% 5%
Mississippi House of Representatives District 114Jeffrey S. GuiceRepublican Party 6% 2%

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: $10,501,000 $1,778 16%
Local: $22,232,000 $3,764 34%
State: $32,596,000 $5,519 50%
Total: $65,329,000 $11,061
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $59,837,000 $10,131
Total Current Expenditures: $56,769,000 $9,612
Instructional Expenditures: $34,639,000 $5,865 58%
Student and Staff Support: $5,477,000 $927 9%
Administration: $6,105,000 $1,033 10%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $10,526,000 $1,782 18%
Total Capital Outlay: $2,724,000 $461
Construction: $539,000 $91
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $0 $0
Interest on Debt: $344,000 $58

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 69 75-79 51 60-64 >=50 65-69 72
2020-2021 64 80-84 44 55-59 >=50 60-64 68
2018-2019 67 85-89 54 55-59 40-59 55-59 70
2017-2018 64 80-84 46 60-64 60-79 50-59 66
2016-2017 56 75-79 36 50-54 40-59 50-59 59
2015-2016 49 70-74 29 50-54 21-39 40-59 52
2014-2015 44 60-64 26 40-44 21-39 21-39 46
2013-2014 71 80-84 52 65-69 >=50 60-79 74
2012-2013 76 85-89 55 70-74 >=50 79
2011-2012 76 85-89 56 75-79 >=50 78
2010-2011 73 85-89 50 65-69 >=50 77

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 65 75-79 48 60-64 >=50 70-74 67
2020-2021 59 70-74 43 40-44 >=50 65-69 62
2018-2019 58 70-74 40 45-49 60-79 50-59 61
2017-2018 58 70-74 45 45-49 60-79 50-59 61
2016-2017 54 70-74 35 45-49 40-59 50-59 57
2015-2016 52 55-59 32 50-54 40-59 60-79 55
2014-2015 47 55-59 32 40-44 21-39 40-59 49
2013-2014 70 80-84 49 60-64 >=50 40-59 73
2012-2013 73 85-89 52 65-69 >=50 77
2011-2012 74 85-89 53 65-69 >=50 78
2010-2011 70 75-79 47 55-59 >=50 74

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 91 >=50 80-84 >=80 >=50 91
2020-2021 88 >=50 80-89 >=80 PS PS 89
2019-2020 90 >=80 80-89 >=80 PS >=50 91
2018-2019 91 >=80 80-89 >=80 PS 91
2017-2018 87 >=80 80-89 >=80 PS PS 87
2016-2017 91 >=50 80-84 60-79 PS PS 93
2015-2016 89 >=80 75-79 >=50 PS PS 90
2014-2015 87 >=50 75-79 60-79 89
2013-2014 84 >=50 70-79 >=50 PS 87
2012-2013 86 >=50 80-89 >=50 87
2011-2012 88 >=50 80-89 >=50 88
2010-2011 82 >=80 70-79 >=50 82

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 5,808 -0.9
2022-2023 5,861 -0.8
2021-2022 5,906 2.8
2020-2021 5,739 -5.3
2019-2020 6,041 1.7
2018-2019 5,936 1.3
2017-2018 5,859 1.1
2016-2017 5,796 0.6
2015-2016 5,762 -0.1
2014-2015 5,767 0.2
2013-2014 5,758 2.9
2012-2013 5,590 1.7
2011-2012 5,497 2.1
2010-2011 5,379 -0.8
2009-2010 5,421 0.1
2008-2009 5,417 3.6
2007-2008 5,222 3.0
2006-2007 5,065 6.5
2005-2006 4,737 -14.4
2004-2005 5,418 3.1
2003-2004 5,252 3.6
2002-2003 5,061 2.4
2001-2002 4,939 -0.5
2000-2001 4,965 1.2
1999-2000 4,904 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Ocean Springs School District (%) Mississippi K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.3 0.2
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 2.9 1.1
Black 12.4 46.9
Hispanic 5.3 5.0
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.2 0.1
Two or More Races 8.2 4.6
White 70.8 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, Ocean Springs School District had 423.45 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 13.72.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 3.37
Kindergarten: 21.28
Elementary: 146.71
Secondary: 197.08
Total: 423.45

Ocean Springs School District employed 9.56 district administrators and 28.89 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 9.56
District Administrative Support: 25.71
School Administrators: 28.89
School Administrative Support: 42.24
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 95.70
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 2.14
Total Guidance Counselors: 14.82
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 6.41
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 8.41
Librarians/Media Specialists: 8.94
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 34.99
Other Support Services: 128.51

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 Ocean Springs School District operates seven schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Keys Voc Center09-12
Magnolia Park Elementary636KG-3
Oak Park Elementary School483KG-3
Ocean Springs High School1,9519-12
Ocean Springs Middle School9647-8
Ocean Springs Upper Elementary Scho1,2714-6
Pecan Park Elementary School503KG-3


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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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