East Central Lower Elementary
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 2 · Moss Point, Mississippi
East Central Lower Elementary in Moss Point, Mississippi enrolled 567 students in 2024-25 with 29.2 full-time teachers, 19.4 students per teacher against the Mississippi elementary-school median of 14.9. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it does not take part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 2% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 21%
576 students in 2022-23, 601 students in 2023-24, 567 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 37.1 to 29.2.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 576 | 37.1 | 15.5 |
| 2023-24 | 601 | 39.1 | 15.4 |
| 2024-25 | 567 | 29.2 | 19.4 |
19.4 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 96 of every 100 Mississippi elementary schools
Among the 419 Mississippi elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 14.9; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 560 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection East Central Lower Elementary enrolled 560 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 1 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 560 of the 560 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions1
- Chronically absent17.2% (2022-23)
Who attends
89.8% of students were White, 4.1% of two or more races, 3.0% Black in 2024-25.
- White89.8%
- Two or more races4.1%
- Black3.0%
- Hispanic2.8%
- Asian0.2%
- American Indian0.2%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
Elementary schools in Moss Point
3 public elementary schools in Moss Point report 2024-25 enrollment; East Central Lower Elementary is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Central Lower Elementary | 567 | 19.4 | 44.4% |
| East Central Upper Elementary | 566 | 15.8 | 42.6% |
| Moss Point Escatawpa Upper Elementary | 342 | 13.4 | 100.0% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about East Central Lower Elementary
- East Central Upper ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 0.3 miles away: 566 students, 15.8 per teacher (2024-25).0.3 mi
- Vancleave Upper ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 13 miles away: 333 students, 16.3 per teacher (2024-25).13 mi
- Compare East Central Lower Elementary with East Central Upper ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Jackson Co School Dist spends per student$10,899 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$10,899
- The largest public schools in MississippiEast Central Lower Elementary is the number 105 by size of 423 Mississippi elementary schools open in 2024-25.#105 of 423
- Mississippi schools by students per teacher19.4 students per teacher here against the Mississippi median of 14.9 for elementary schools.19.4:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about East Central Lower Elementary
How many students attend East Central Lower Elementary?
567 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 576 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Moss Point, MS.What is the student-teacher ratio at East Central Lower Elementary?
19.4 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Mississippi median for elementary schools is 14.9. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is East Central Lower Elementary a Title I school?
East Central Lower Elementary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is East Central Lower Elementary in?
Jackson Co School Dist, NCES district ID 2802160. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 280216000962 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.