NCES CCD 2024-25 8 schools MS

Best-Resourced Schools in Moss Point, MS

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8 public K-12 schools in Moss Point from NCES Common Core of Data: enrollment, grade span, demographics, and Civil Rights Data Collection statistics for every active campus.

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8
Schools
4,062
Students
33.4/100
Avg Resource Index
14.1:1
Avg Student-Teacher Ratio

National city placement

Lean reported-resource profile

According to NCES CCD 2024-25, Moss Point has more public-school enrollment than 45% of the 4,487 US cities in this directory. Moss Point's average Resource Investment Index falls in the lower portion of the 4,487-city comparison set. The index is a resource snapshot, not an academic grade: it reflects the federal staffing, counselor, gifted-program, and attendance fields available for local campuses. The most useful next step is to open the individual schools below and identify which component is pulling each score down, because the same city average can hide very different campus-level constraints.

A full K–12 ladder sits inside the city boundary

Moss Point's list includes 2 elementary, 2 middle, and 2 high-school campuses, plus 2 combined-grade records. The city average spans every major grade stage, so the ranked table is more informative when read within level than as one interchangeable queue.

The composite and staffing measures point in different directions

Moss Point's average Resource Investment Index sits at the 20th percentile, while its teacher-staffing measure sits at the 66th percentile. The 46-point percentile gap is a reminder that the index is not a class-size score: counselors, gifted-program reporting, and attendance also affect it. Compare those components directly when two schools have similar index totals; the same headline score can arise from a different mix of reported resources.

City enrollment
Top 55%
School count
Top 54%
Resource Index average
20th percentile
Teacher staffing
66th percentile

East Central High School accounts for 19.1% of all Moss Point public-school enrollment

That concentration means Moss Point-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade level: High. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how districts allocate programs, capital, or staff. Enrollment-weighted aggregates give this entity more weight than any smaller peer, while an unweighted entity average treats every record equally.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Moss Point school enrollment varies 2.3× across entities

Moss Point school enrollment ranges from 342 students (lowest) to 777 students (highest), a spread of 435 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous school portfolio for a city this size. Per-school staffing and program breadth can differ sharply at opposite ends of that enrollment range, so the city average should not be treated as a typical campus.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Moss Point reports 69.0% free-lunch eligibility

The reported share sits between 62.5% and 75%, above a simple majority but below the highest descriptive band used here. Title I operates under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015), but its statutory allocation uses additional LEA-level counts and rules not represented by this average. This percentage is an economic-need context measure; it does not establish a Title I award, show dollars received, or describe how funds are distributed among campuses.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Moss Point student-teacher ratio is 14.1:1 — near the typical range (US average ~15.7) — citywide staffing is neither unusually lean nor unusually crowded by this measure

student-teacher ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE classroom teachers against total enrollment, push-in specialists, English-language aides, special-education co-teachers, and counselors are not included in most reporting Variation between sub-units within Moss Point is typically wider than the Moss Point-aggregate figure suggests.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, Public School Universe

# School Score
1. Moss Point High School 42
2. Magnolia Middle School 38
3. East Central Upper Elementary 36
4. Moss Point Escatawpa Upper Elem 36
5. East Central Lower Elementary 35
6. East Central High School 28
7. East Central Middle School 27
8. Moss Point Kreole Primary School 25

Most racially and ethnically mixed schools in Moss Point

Ranked by the Simpson student-body diversity index (0-100) from NCES race and ethnicity data, where higher means a more evenly mixed student body. It measures mix, not quality.

  1. 1 Moss Point Escatawpa Upper Elem 54.5/100
  2. 2 Magnolia Middle School 44.5/100
  3. 3 Moss Point High School 44.3/100
  4. 4 Moss Point Kreole Primary School 43.4/100
  5. 5 East Central Lower Elementary 19.0/100

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Which Moss Point school has the highest Resource Investment Index? ▼

Moss Point High School has the highest Resource Investment Index among the Moss Point schools in this federal-data comparison at 42/100. The index summarizes reported staffing, counseling, gifted-program, and attendance inputs; it is not an academic rating.

How many schools are in Moss Point, MS? ▼

Moss Point has 8 public schools with a total enrollment of 4,062 students. Average student-teacher ratio: 14.1:1.

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Data from NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 and Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22. The Resource Investment Index uses reported student-teacher ratio, counselor access, gifted programs, and attendance; it is not an academic rating. Cities must include at least five schools to be listed. This public-data comparison is for informational purposes: verify current enrollment, attendance boundaries, and programs with the school district before acting. See the guide to understanding NCES data.