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Gulfport, Mississippi - 22 schools
An equity score of 21/100 ranks Harrison Co School Dist #140 of 146 districts in Mississippi (state average 51). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $10,042 per pupil, Harrison Co School Dist ranks #119 of 147 Mississippi districts by per-pupil spending (Mississippi districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
14,355
Total Enrollment
22
Schools
$10,042
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Harrison Co School Dist operates 22 public schools serving 14,355 students, placing it in the mid-size range in Mississippi. The school portfolio breaks down into 17 elementary, 4 high, 1 middle schools, giving families a clear picture of grade-band coverage 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 $10,042 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 147 Mississippi districts by per-pupil spending. See how Mississippi compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 36.5% local, 45.3% state, and 18.2% 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 21/100, ranked #140 of 146 in Mississippi against a state average of 51, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 3 of 22 schools offering Advanced Placement (12 AP courses district-wide), a 572.2:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 25.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 46.8% White, 35.4% African American, 10.7% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Diberville Middle School, with a diversity index of 73.8/100.
Harrison Co School Dist school enrollment varies 19× across entities
Harrison Co School Dist school enrollment ranges from 77 students (lowest) to 1,483 students (highest), a spread of 1,406 students. That spread is wider than typical and predicts noticeable gaps in service quality between the highest and lowest areas. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Harrison Co School Dist has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 72.7% 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.
Harrison Co School Dist student-counselor ratio is 572:1 — 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.
Harrison Co School Dist chronic absenteeism rate is 25.6% — 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 Harrison Co School Dist is typically wider than the Harrison Co School Dist-aggregate figure suggests.
Harrison Co School Dist has 22 schools, including 4 high, 17 elementary, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 14,355 students.
How much does Harrison Co School Dist spend per student?
Harrison Co School Dist spends $10,042 per student. The district has an equity score of 21/100, ranking #140 in Mississippi.
What is the demographic composition of Harrison Co School Dist?
Harrison Co School Dist students are 46.8% White, 35.4% African American, 10.7% Hispanic or Latino, 2.3% Asian, averaged across 22 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Harrison Co School Dist?
Harrison Co School Dist has an equity score of 21/100, ranking #140 out of 146 districts in Mississippi.