Regular local school district · Harrison County
Gulfport School District, MS: schools, enrollment and spending
Gulfport School District runs 11 public schools with 5,927 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 13.6 students per teacher is about the same as the Mississippi figure of 14.1.
At a glance
- Schools
- 11
- Students
- 5,927
- Teachers (FTE)
- 437
- Students per teacher
- 13.6
- MS: 14.1 · US: 15.3
- Address
- 2001 Pass Road, Gulfport, MS 39501
- Phone
- (228)865-4600
- County
- Harrison County
- Locale
- City: Small
- Grades offered
- PK to 12
- Agency type
- Regular local school district
- NCES district ID
- 2801710
- State district ID
- MS-2421
- Total staff (FTE)
- 799
- School counselors (FTE)
- 20.0About 296 students per counselor.
- School administrators (FTE)
- 25.0
Students per teacher compared
This district13.6
Mississippi14.1
United States15.3
2020 finance data
From the F-33 School District Finance Survey for fiscal year 2020, in nominal dollars. Enrollment used for per-pupil figures is the finance survey count (6,367), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
- Total revenue
- $79.1 million
- Federal revenue
- $13.9 million
- State revenue
- $34.0 million
- Local revenue
- $31.2 million
- Total spending
- $69.9 million
- Spending per pupil
- $10,978
- Salaries
- $36.9 million52.8% of total spending.
- Long-term debt (end of year)
- $40.2 million
Where revenue came from
- Federal: 17.6%
- State: 43.0%
- Local: 39.4%
Mississippi overall
- Federal: 19.3%
- State: 46.0%
- Local: 34.7%
Spending per pupil compared
This district$10,978
Mississippi$12,016
United States$16,826
Schools in Gulfport School District
By level: 2 high, 2 middle, 6 elementary, 1 other. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
| 28th Street ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 359 | 15.0 |
| Anniston ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 482 | 15.5 |
| Bayou View ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | K to 5 | 638 | 16.8 |
| Bayou View MiddleCEP school | Middle | 6 to 8 | 827 | 14.3 |
| Central Elementary | Elementary | PK to 5 | 482 | 13.0 |
| Gulfport Central MiddleCEP school | Middle | 6 to 8 | 568 | 11.6 |
| Gulfport High School | High | 9 to 12 | 1,702 | 12.6 |
| Gulfport Vocational Annex | High | 9 to 12 | 0 | |
| Pass Road ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 377 | 14.0 |
| The Learning Center | Other | 3 to 12 | 0 | |
| West Elementary | Elementary | PK to 5 | 492 | 14.9 |
Nearby and related
Other districts in Harrison County
- Harrison County School District 14,253 students
- Biloxi Public School District 5,699 students
- Long Beach School District 2,874 students
- Pass Christian School District 1,768 students
More in Mississippi
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Finance figures are 2020 finance data in nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.