Waveland Elementary School
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 2 · Waveland, Mississippi
Waveland Elementary School in Waveland, Mississippi enrolled 460 students in 2024-25 with 23.6 full-time teachers, 19.5 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 rose 8% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 36%
425 students in 2022-23, 329 students in 2023-24, 460 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 36.7 to 23.6.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 425 | 36.7 | 11.6 |
| 2023-24 | 329 | 31.5 | 10.4 |
| 2024-25 | 460 | 23.6 | 19.5 |
19.5 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 383 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Waveland Elementary School enrolled 383 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 15 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 383 of the 383 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions15
- Chronically absent24.9% (2022-23)
Who attends
59.1% of students were White, 23.5% Black, 10.4% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White59.1%
- Black23.5%
- Two or more races10.4%
- Hispanic6.1%
- Asian0.7%
- 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.
What to look at next about Waveland Elementary School
- North Bay Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 2.6 miles away: 348 students, 14.9 per teacher (2024-25).2.6 mi
- South Hancock Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 4.6 miles away: 480 students, 12.5 per teacher (2024-25).4.6 mi
- Compare Waveland Elementary School with North Bay Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Bay St Louis Waveland School District spends per student$16,298 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$16,298
- The largest public schools in MississippiWaveland Elementary School is the number 166 by size of 423 Mississippi elementary schools open in 2024-25.#166 of 423
- Mississippi schools by students per teacher19.5 students per teacher here against the Mississippi median of 14.9 for elementary schools.19.5:1
- 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 Waveland Elementary School
How many students attend Waveland Elementary School?
460 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 425 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Waveland, MS.What is the student-teacher ratio at Waveland Elementary School?
19.5 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 Waveland Elementary School a Title I school?
Waveland Elementary School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Waveland Elementary School in?
Bay St Louis Waveland School District, NCES district ID 2800570. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 280057001376 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.