Public schools in Biloxi, MS
Biloxi has 13 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 2 high, 2 middle, 9 elementary, enrolling 10,094 students. They are run by 3 districts and agencies; Biloxi Public School District runs 8 of them.
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: schools open that year with enrollment · method
The 3 districts and agencies that run Biloxi's public schools
Each district decides who can enroll where; its page holds its schools, spending and teachers.
| District | Schools in Biloxi | District students, fall 2022 | Spending per student, FY23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biloxi Public School District | 8 | 5,812 | $13,206 |
| Harrison County School District | 4 | 14,355 | $11,305 |
| Jackson Co School Dist | 1 | 8,906 | $10,899 |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: school location city and operating agency; NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23: district fall membership and current spending per student. Schools on a city's edge can serve students from outside it.
2 high schools in Biloxi, 3,147 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biloxi High School | 1,669 | 15.6 | 47.5% | Biloxi |
| Diberville Senior High School | 1,478 | 18.2 | 48.9% | Harrison County |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
2 middle schools in Biloxi, 1,707 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biloxi Junior High | 863 | 16.5 | 55.7% | Biloxi |
| Biloxi Upper Elementary | 844 | 18.8 | 58.3% | Biloxi |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
9 elementary schools in Biloxi, 5,240 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Creekbend Elementary and Middle | 996 | 16.4 | 48.5% | Harrison County |
| North Woolmarket Elementary and Mid | 851 | 15.5 | 37.1% | Harrison County |
| North Bay Elementary School | 658 | 16.5 | 39.5% | Biloxi |
| Popps Ferry Elementary School | 608 | 17.4 | 64.0% | Biloxi |
| St Martin N Elementary School | 537 | 16.6 | 60.1% | Jackson Co School Dist |
| Woolmarket Elementary School | 533 | 17.4 | 68.7% | Harrison County |
| Back Bay Elementary School | 528 | 17.0 | 57.4% | Biloxi |
| Gorenflo Elementary School | 326 | 14.7 | 91.7% | Biloxi |
| Nichols Elementary School | 203 | 13.6 | 65.0% | Biloxi |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
How Biloxi's public schools compare with Mississippi's
The median Biloxi school has 16.5 students per full-time teacher, more than the Mississippi median of 13.9. 92% of its schools ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, against 81% across the state. Its median school enrolls 658 students (state 421).
| Biloxi | Mississippi | |
|---|---|---|
| Median students per teacher | 16.5 | 13.9 |
| Median school size (students) | 658 | 421 |
| Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22) | 92% | 81% |
| Schools where every student eats free (CEP) | 0% | 30% |
| Charter schools | 0% | 0.9% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch program, charter status; the 13 Biloxi schools and the 844 Mississippi schools open that year with students); Title I status CCD 2021-22. Students per teacher counts 2024-25 teachers and ratios from 3 to 99.
What to look at next in Biloxi
- Biloxi Public School DistrictRuns 8 of Biloxi's 13 public schools and spent $13,206 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$13,206
- Biloxi High School, the largest high school in Biloxi1,669 students in 2024-25, 15.6 per teacher.1,669
- Compare Biloxi Public School District with Harrison County School DistrictBiloxi's two largest operators side by side: enrollment, spending and schools.
- The largest public schools in MississippiMississippi's 50 largest schools open in 2024-25, by enrollment.
- Find the school district for a Biloxi addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools and their operating agencies); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student).
Choosing among them: how to choose a school district with the federal data, and what a Title I school is.
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- Jackson46 schools
- Gulfport22 schools
- Hattiesburg18 schools
- Meridian16 schools
- Olive Branch14 schools
- Columbus13 schools
- Vicksburg13 schools
- Greenville12 schools
Questions about schools in Biloxi
How many public schools are in Biloxi, MS?
13 public schools with an address in Biloxi were open in 2024-25: 2 high, 2 middle, 9 elementary, enrolling 10,094 students.What is the largest high school in Biloxi?
Biloxi High School, with 1,669 students in 2024-25 (Biloxi Public School District).Which districts run Biloxi's schools?
Biloxi Public School District (8 schools), Harrison County School District (4 schools), Jackson Co School Dist (1 school). A school's district, not its city, decides who can enroll.
These figures are for information and are not a substitute for the district's enrollment office, which confirms the school a home is assigned to.
Sources
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Public school search (the official record of each school) · 2024-25