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Pass Christian, Mississippi - 4 schools
An equity score of 52/100 ranks Pass Christian Public School Dist #68 of 146 districts in Mississippi (state average 51). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,585 per pupil, Pass Christian Public School Dist ranks #42 of 147 Mississippi districts by per-pupil spending (Mississippi districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,944
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$12,585
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Pass Christian Public School Dist operates 4 public schools serving 1,944 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Mississippi. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 combined, 1 high, 1 middle 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 $12,585 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 46.0% local, 36.1% state, and 17.9% 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 52/100, ranked #68 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 4 schools offering Advanced Placement (6 AP courses district-wide), a 366:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 15.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 57.4% White, 26.0% African American, 5.6% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Pass Christian Elem, with a diversity index of 67.8/100.
Its largest campus is Pass Christian High School, enrolling 604 students (34% of the district's total enrollment).
Pass Christian High School accounts for 31.1% of all Pass Christian Public School Dist student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Pass Christian 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.
Pass Christian Public School Dist has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 60.8% 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.
Pass Christian Public School Dist student-counselor ratio is 366:1 — 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.
Pass Christian Public School Dist chronic absenteeism rate is 15.1% — 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 Pass Christian Public School Dist is typically wider than the Pass Christian Public School Dist-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Pass Christian Public School Dist's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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How many schools are in Pass Christian Public School Dist?
Pass Christian Public School Dist has 4 schools, including 1 high, 2 combined, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 1,944 students.
How much does Pass Christian Public School Dist spend per student?
Pass Christian Public School Dist spends $12,585 per student. The district has an equity score of 52/100, ranking #68 in Mississippi.
What is the demographic composition of Pass Christian Public School Dist?
Pass Christian Public School Dist students are 57.4% White, 26.0% African American, 5.6% Hispanic or Latino, 1.4% Asian, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Pass Christian Public School Dist?
Pass Christian Public School Dist has an equity score of 52/100, ranking #68 out of 146 districts in Mississippi.