Ocean Springs High School

Public high school, grades 9 to 13 · Ocean Springs, Mississippi

Ocean Springs High School in Ocean Springs, Mississippi enrolled 1,928 students in 2024-25 with 121.2 full-time teachers, 15.9 students per teacher against the Mississippi high-school median of 12.6. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it does not take part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 69% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 91% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Mississippi: 41.7% and 52.1%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 93% (Mississippi: 89.4%).

Enrollment rose 2% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 2%

1,899 students in 2022-23, 1,951 students in 2023-24, 1,928 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 124.1 to 121.2.

Students enrolled at Ocean Springs High School by school year2022-23: 1,899, 2023-24: 1,951, 2024-25: 1,92805001k1.5k2k2022-231,8992023-241,9512024-251,928
Students enrolled at Ocean Springs High School by school year2022-23: 1,899, 2023-24: 1,951, 2024-25: 1,92805001k1.5k2k2022-231,8992023-241,9512024-251,928
Students enrolled at Ocean Springs High School by school year2022-23: 1,899, 2023-24: 1,951, 2024-25: 1,92805001k1.5k2k2022-231,8992023-241,9512024-251,928
Students enrolled at Ocean Springs High School by school year2022-23: 1,899, 2023-24: 1,951, 2024-25: 1,92805001k1.5k2k2022-231,8992023-241,9512024-251,928
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231,899124.115.3
2023-241,951126.715.4
2024-251,928121.215.9

15.9 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 90 of every 100 Mississippi high schools

Among the 197 Mississippi high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.6; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Mississippi high schools, 2024-25197 values from 6.6 to 27.0; This school 15.9; state median 12.6.1 more above 25.0 →510152025students per full-time teacherThis school 15.9state median 12.6U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Mississippi high schools, 2024-25197 values from 6.6 to 27.0; This school 15.9; state median 12.6.1 more above 25.0 →510152025students per full-time teacherThis school 15.9state median 12.6U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Mississippi high schools, 2024-25197 values from 6.6 to 27.0; This school 15.9; state median 12.6.1 more above 25.0 →510152025students per full-time teacherThis school 15.9state median 12.6U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Mississippi high schools, 2024-25197 values from 6.6 to 27.0; This school 15.9; state median 12.6.1 more above 25.0 →510152025students per full-time teacherThis school 15.9state median 12.6U.S. 14.5

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).

23 AP courses and one counselor per 307 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Ocean Springs High School enrolled 1,844 students and had 6.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 116 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses23
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)6.0, one per 307 of the 1,844 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions116
  • Chronically absent33.9% (2022-23)

Who attends

70.1% of students were White, 12.8% Black, 8.8% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. White70.1%
  2. Black12.8%
  3. Hispanic8.8%
  4. Two or more races4.2%
  5. Asian3.5%
  6. American Indian0.4%
  7. Pacific Islander0.2%

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.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Ocean Springs High School scored proficient or above: 69% in reading in 2021-22 and 91% in math in 2022-23, against 41.7% in reading in 2021-22 and 52.1% in math in 2022-23 across Mississippi. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Mississippi, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtMississippi
Reading and language arts, 2021-2269%65%41.7%
Math, 2022-2391%69% (2021-22)52.1%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

93% of the 447 students in Ocean Springs High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 89.4% across Mississippi. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtMississippi
Four-year graduation rate93%92%89.4%
Students in the class44744931,998

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

High schools in Ocean Springs

2 public high schools in Ocean Springs report 2024-25 enrollment; Ocean Springs High School is the largest.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Ocean Springs High School1,92815.923.7%
St Martin High School1,28915.642.0%

All public schools in Ocean Springs →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Ocean Springs High School

  1. Gautier High SchoolThe nearest public high school, 3.6 miles away: 900 students, 12.6 per teacher (2024-25).3.6 mi
  2. St Martin High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 5.5 miles away: 1,289 students, 15.6 per teacher (2024-25).5.5 mi
  3. Compare Ocean Springs High School with Gautier High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Ocean Springs School District spends per student$10,621 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$10,621
  5. The largest public schools in MississippiOcean Springs High School is the number 3 by size of 200 Mississippi high schools open in 2024-25.#3 of 200
  6. Mississippi schools by students per teacher15.9 students per teacher here against the Mississippi median of 12.6 for high schools.15.9:1
  7. 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 Ocean Springs High School

  1. How many students attend Ocean Springs High School?
    1,928 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 1,899 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Ocean Springs, MS.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Ocean Springs High School?
    15.9 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Mississippi median for high schools is 12.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Ocean Springs High School a Title I school?
    Ocean Springs High School was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Ocean Springs High School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Ocean Springs High School scored proficient or above: 69% in reading in 2021-22 and 91% in math in 2022-23, against 41.7% in reading in 2021-22 and 52.1% in math in 2022-23 across Mississippi. Mississippi's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What is the graduation rate at Ocean Springs High School?
    93% of the 447 students in Ocean Springs High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 89.4% across Mississippi. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.
  6. What district is Ocean Springs High School in?
    Ocean Springs School District, NCES district ID 2803360. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 280336000650 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
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.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