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Long Beach, Mississippi - 5 schools
An equity score of 33/100 ranks Long Beach School Dist #117 of 146 districts in Mississippi (state average 51). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $10,123 per pupil, Long Beach School Dist ranks #113 of 147 Mississippi districts by per-pupil spending (Mississippi districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,929
Total Enrollment
5
Schools
$10,123
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Long Beach School Dist operates 5 public schools serving 2,929 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Mississippi. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 elementary, 2 combined, 1 high schools, a small enough portfolio that most families will interact with nearly every campus in the district at some point. 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 $10,123 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 25.2% local, 48.7% state, and 26.1% 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 33/100, ranked #117 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 1 of 5 schools offering Advanced Placement (11 AP courses district-wide), a 393.3:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 28.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 66.9% White, 14.3% African American, 3.0% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Thomas L Reeves Elementary School, with a diversity index of 53.0/100.
Its largest campus is Long Beach Senior High School, enrolling 895 students (31% of the district's total enrollment).
Long Beach Senior High School accounts for 30.6% of all Long Beach School Dist student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Long Beach 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.
Long Beach School Dist school enrollment varies 2.1× across entities
Long Beach School Dist school enrollment ranges from 429 students (lowest) to 895 students (highest), a spread of 466 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous campus portfolio, most districts have a wider mix of school sizes. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Long Beach School Dist has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 55.1% 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). Areas above 75% eligibility receive concentration grants on top of the basic Title I formula. 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.
Long Beach School Dist student-counselor ratio is 393:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Long Beach School Dist chronic absenteeism rate is 28.4% — 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 Long Beach School Dist is typically wider than the Long Beach School Dist-aggregate figure suggests.
Long Beach School Dist has 5 schools, including 1 high, 2 elementary, 2 combined. Total enrollment is 2,929 students.
How much does Long Beach School Dist spend per student?
Long Beach School Dist spends $10,123 per student. The district has an equity score of 33/100, ranking #117 in Mississippi.
What is the demographic composition of Long Beach School Dist?
Long Beach School Dist students are 66.9% White, 14.3% African American, 3.0% Asian, 2.7% Hispanic or Latino, averaged across 5 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Long Beach School Dist?
Long Beach School Dist has an equity score of 33/100, ranking #117 out of 146 districts in Mississippi.