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Biloxi, Mississippi - 8 schools
An equity score of 50/100 ranks Biloxi Public School Dist #71 of 146 districts in Mississippi (state average 51). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,135 per pupil, Biloxi Public School Dist ranks #52 of 147 Mississippi districts by per-pupil spending (Mississippi districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
5,812
Total Enrollment
8
Schools
$12,135
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Biloxi Public School Dist operates 8 public schools serving 5,812 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Mississippi. The school portfolio breaks down into 5 elementary, 1 high, 1 middle, 1 combined schools, a compact enough portfolio that families can compare every campus directly before they move, rent, or enrol. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Harrison County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,135 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 147 Mississippi districts by per-pupil spending. See how Mississippi compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 37.7% local, 31.8% state, and 30.5% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one. The district's equity score is 50/100, ranked #71 of 146 in Mississippi against a state average of 51, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 8 schools offering Advanced Placement (12 AP courses district-wide), a 518.4:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 28.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 34.5% African American, 34.2% White, 20.4% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Back Bay Elementary School, with a diversity index of 72.5/100.
Its largest campus is Biloxi High School, enrolling 1,669 students (29% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Nichols Elementary School, at 203 students, a 8x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Biloxi High School accounts for 28.7% of all Biloxi Public School Dist student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Biloxi Public School Dist-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
Biloxi Public School Dist school enrollment varies 8.2× across entities
Biloxi Public School Dist school enrollment ranges from 203 students (lowest) to 1,669 students (highest), a spread of 1,466 students. That spread reflects typical mixed-portfolio variation between specialty programs and large neighbourhood schools. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Biloxi Public School Dist has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 71.0% of the population qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch
free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is the federal threshold for Title I funding allocations, established under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015). Eligibility here is approaching the 75% concentration-grant threshold; it does not yet unlock the extra funding tier but sits meaningfully above the baseline 50% majority mark. Regions with eligibility this high typically draw a substantially larger federal funding share relative to their local tax base, which can either offset or reinforce existing gaps depending on allocation policy.
Biloxi Public School Dist student-counselor ratio is 518:1 — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
Biloxi Public School Dist chronic absenteeism rate is 28.8% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Variation between sub-units within Biloxi Public School Dist is typically wider than the Biloxi Public School Dist-aggregate figure suggests.
How many schools are in Biloxi Public School Dist?
Biloxi Public School Dist has 8 schools, including 1 high, 1 middle, 5 elementary, 1 combined. Total enrollment is 5,812 students.
How much does Biloxi Public School Dist spend per student?
Biloxi Public School Dist spends $12,135 per student. The district has an equity score of 50/100, ranking #71 in Mississippi.
What is the demographic composition of Biloxi Public School Dist?
Biloxi Public School Dist students are 34.5% African American, 34.2% White, 20.4% Hispanic or Latino, 2.8% Asian, averaged across 8 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Biloxi Public School Dist?
Biloxi Public School Dist has an equity score of 50/100, ranking #71 out of 146 districts in Mississippi.