School district · Mississippi

Ocean Springs School District

Ocean Springs School District in Mississippi: 7 public schools with 5,677 students and 13.6 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $10,831 per student in FY2024.

Schools
7
Students
5,677
Students per teacher
13.6
MS 13.4 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$10,831
MS $12.3K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE)
416
Counselors (FTE)
15.0
Students per counselor
379
MS 360 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
0.0
Librarians (FTE): 8.0

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on Mississippi's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

Mississippi: 47%

68%proficient

−2.8 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 99% of school districts in Mississippi

Median 40% · 146 school districts compared

2,553 students tested, grades 3–8 · MAAP; proficient means Levels 4-5

Math

Mississippi: 52%

76%proficient

−1.1 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 98% of school districts in Mississippi

Median 45% · 147 school districts compared

2,554 students tested, grades 3–8 · MAAP; proficient means Levels 4-5

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

Spending per student, 2015–2024
$7.7K15
$7.9K16
$8.0K17
$8.1K18
$8.3K19
$8.6K20
$9.4K21
$9.6K22
$10.6K23
$10.8K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
9.5% · $6.7M
State
54% · $38.2M
Local
36% · $25.3M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$6,438
Support services
$3,892
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$5.6M
Long-term debt
$11.3M

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Elementary schools: 3Middle schools: 2High schools: 2
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
K–361314.370%79%
Pre-K–346712.877%80%
K–348613.371%74%
7–889914.064%78%
4–61,28414.569%74%
Keys Voc CenterCareer and technical
9–120———
9–131,92815.9——

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Sources

Address
2300 Government St, Ocean Springs, MS 39564
Phone
(228)875-7706
Website