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District details
School board members: 5
Students: 6,501 (2023-2024)
Schools: 19 (2023-2024)
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Pascagoula-Gautier School District is a school district in Mississippi (Jackson County). During the 2024 school year, 6,501 students attended one of the district's 19 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 Pascagoula-Gautier 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
Jerry Jackson
Cynthia Black2029
Kleon Irving2028
Matthew Johnson2028
Tracy Jackson-Wilson2026

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Overlapping state house districts

Pascagoula-Gautier School District
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
Mississippi House of Representatives District 111Jimmy FondrenRepublican Party 77% 51%
Mississippi House of Representatives District 112John ReadRepublican Party 16% 32%
Mississippi House of Representatives District 110Jeramey AndersonDemocratic Party 4% 34%
Mississippi House of Representatives District 109Manly BartonRepublican Party 4% 2%

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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: $23,446,000 $3,562 21%
Local: $52,445,000 $7,967 47%
State: $35,346,000 $5,369 32%
Total: $111,237,000 $16,898
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $108,321,000 $16,454
Total Current Expenditures: $96,086,000 $14,596
Instructional Expenditures: $52,309,000 $7,946 48%
Student and Staff Support: $12,943,000 $1,966 12%
Administration: $9,597,000 $1,457 9%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $19,937,000 $3,028 18%
Total Capital Outlay: $11,517,000 $1,749
Construction: $10,470,000 $1,590
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $412,000 $62
Interest on Debt: $306,000 $46

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 49 60-79 40 48 PS 45-49 63
2020-2021 40 40-59 30 41 PS 40-44 54
2018-2019 43 70-79 34 40 >=50 45-49 55
2017-2018 44 70-79 37 41 >=50 40-49 56
2016-2017 40 60-69 31 34 >=50 40-49 55
2015-2016 32 60-69 23 28 <50 20-29 46
2014-2015 28 60-69 20 26 PS <50 38
2013-2014 60 80-89 53 51 >=50 PS 72
2012-2013 67 80-89 58 59 PS 79
2011-2012 65 >=90 56 57 >=50 77
2010-2011 62 80-89 54 54 >=50 74

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 45 60-79 37 43 PS 45-49 57
2020-2021 38 40-59 29 37 PS 45-49 52
2018-2019 42 60-69 32 39 PS 50-54 57
2017-2018 41 60-69 32 35 <50 50-59 56
2016-2017 37 60-69 28 33 >=50 40-49 50
2015-2016 34 50-59 25 29 <50 30-39 49
2014-2015 32 40-49 23 29 <50 <50 44
2013-2014 54 70-79 46 47 >=50 PS 67
2012-2013 58 60-69 48 46 PS 72
2011-2012 58 80-89 49 48 >=50 71
2010-2011 57 70-79 48 43 >=50 70

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 90-94 90-94 PS >=80 85-89
2020-2021 90 PS 85-89 90-94 >=50 90-94
2019-2020 86 PS 85-89 85-89 PS >=50 80-84
2018-2019 87 >=50 85-89 80-84 PS >=50 85-89
2017-2018 87 >=50 85-89 80-84 >=50 90-94
2016-2017 87 PS 85-89 80-84 PS PS 85-89
2015-2016 87 >=50 90-94 80-89 PS >=50 80-84
2014-2015 86 80-84 70-79 >=50 90-94
2013-2014 81 PS 75-79 70-79 PS >=80 85-89
2012-2013 76 70-74 60-69 75-79
2011-2012 75 70-74 60-69 75-79
2010-2011 78 >=50 70-74 70-79 80-84

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 6,501 -1.0
2022-2023 6,565 -0.3
2021-2022 6,583 1.1
2020-2021 6,508 -4.3
2019-2020 6,787 -1.2
2018-2019 6,866 -2.7
2017-2018 7,054 -2.9
2016-2017 7,256 0.4
2015-2016 7,227 1.3
2014-2015 7,132 -0.3
2013-2014 7,156 3.5
2012-2013 6,902 -0.2
2011-2012 6,919 -0.5
2010-2011 6,954 -0.8
2009-2010 7,011 -1.6
2008-2009 7,124 -0.1
2007-2008 7,130 2.3
2006-2007 6,965 3.1
2005-2006 6,748 -12.0
2004-2005 7,559 0.8
2003-2004 7,496 0.1
2002-2003 7,491 0.5
2001-2002 7,457 -0.2
2000-2001 7,469 -0.2
1999-2000 7,484 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Pascagoula-Gautier School District (%) Mississippi K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.1 0.2
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.7 1.1
Black 43.5 46.9
Hispanic 17.9 5.0
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.1
Two or More Races 6.5 4.6
White 31.2 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, Pascagoula-Gautier School District had 553.00 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 11.76.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 8.24
Kindergarten: 28.47
Elementary: 235.63
Secondary: 243.60
Total: 553.00

Pascagoula-Gautier School District employed 13.00 district administrators and 41.26 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 13.00
District Administrative Support: 37.49
School Administrators: 41.26
School Administrative Support: 41.83
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 214.61
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 11.11
Total Guidance Counselors: 25.50
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 11.83
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 13.67
Librarians/Media Specialists: 15.28
Library/Media Support: 15.39
Student Support Services: 91.14
Other Support Services: 300.93

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 Pascagoula-Gautier School District operates 19 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Arlington Heights Elem School360PK-4
Beach Elementary School105KG-4
Central Elementary School218PK-4
Cherokee Elementary School185KG-4
College & Career Technical Inst.09-12
College Park Elem315PK-4
Eastlawn Elementary School331PK-4
Exceptional School411-12
Gautier Elementary School402PK-4
Gautier High School8749-12
Gautier Middle School4377-8
Jackson Elementary School165PK-4
Lake Elementary School88KG-4
Martin Bluff408PK-4
Pascagoula High School1,1179-12
Pascagoula Opportunity Center0KG-12
Singing River Academy3985-6
Trent Lott Academy5105-6
William M Colmer Middle School5477-8

School board meetings

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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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