Public schools in Ocean Springs, MS
Ocean Springs has 10 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 2 high, 3 middle, 5 elementary, enrolling 9,216 students. They are run by 2 districts and agencies; Ocean Springs School District runs 6 of them.
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: schools open that year with enrollment · method
The 2 districts and agencies that run Ocean Springs's public schools
Each district decides who can enroll where; its page holds its schools, spending and teachers.
| District | Schools in Ocean Springs | District students, fall 2022 | Spending per student, FY23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ocean Springs School District | 6 | 5,861 | $10,621 |
| Jackson Co School Dist | 4 | 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 Ocean Springs, 3,217 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ocean Springs High School | 1,928 | 15.9 | 23.7% | Ocean Springs |
| St Martin High School | 1,289 | 15.6 | 42.0% | Jackson Co School Dist |
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.
3 middle schools in Ocean Springs, 3,129 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ocean Springs Upper Elementary Scho | 1,284 | 14.5 | 24.5% | Ocean Springs |
| St. Martin Middle School | 946 | 14.5 | 49.5% | Jackson Co School Dist |
| Ocean Springs Middle School | 899 | 14.0 | 25.7% | Ocean Springs |
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.
5 elementary schools in Ocean Springs, 2,870 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Martin East Elementary School | 704 | 17.2 | 49.7% | Jackson Co School Dist |
| Magnolia Park Elementary | 613 | 14.3 | 20.2% | Ocean Springs |
| St Martin Upper Elementary | 600 | 15.8 | 51.8% | Jackson Co School Dist |
| Pecan Park Elementary School | 486 | 13.3 | 21.8% | Ocean Springs |
| Oak Park Elementary School | 467 | 12.8 | 18.4% | Ocean Springs |
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 Ocean Springs's public schools compare with Mississippi's
The median Ocean Springs school has 14.5 students per full-time teacher, more than the Mississippi median of 13.9. 50% of its schools ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, against 81% across the state. Its median school enrolls 802 students (state 421).
| Ocean Springs | Mississippi | |
|---|---|---|
| Median students per teacher | 14.5 | 13.9 |
| Median school size (students) | 802 | 421 |
| Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22) | 50% | 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 10 Ocean Springs 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 Ocean Springs
- Ocean Springs School DistrictRuns 6 of Ocean Springs's 10 public schools and spent $10,621 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$10,621
- Ocean Springs High School, the largest high school in Ocean Springs1,928 students in 2024-25, 15.9 per teacher.1,928
- Compare Ocean Springs School District with Jackson Co School DistOcean Springs'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 an Ocean Springs 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.
Other cities in Mississippi
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- Hattiesburg18 schools
- Meridian16 schools
- Olive Branch14 schools
- Biloxi13 schools
- Columbus13 schools
- Vicksburg13 schools
Questions about schools in Ocean Springs
How many public schools are in Ocean Springs, MS?
10 public schools with an address in Ocean Springs were open in 2024-25: 2 high, 3 middle, 5 elementary, enrolling 9,216 students.What is the largest high school in Ocean Springs?
Ocean Springs High School, with 1,928 students in 2024-25 (Ocean Springs School District).Which districts run Ocean Springs's schools?
Ocean Springs School District (6 schools), Jackson Co School Dist (4 schools). 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