School district · Mississippi

Pascagoula-Gautier School District

Pascagoula-Gautier School District in Mississippi: 19 public schools with 6,579 students and 11.7 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $15,943 per student in FY2024.

Schools
19
Students
6,579
Students per teacher
11.7
MS 13.4 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$15,943
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)
561
Counselors (FTE)
24.5
Students per counselor
269
MS 360 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
2.0
Librarians (FTE): 14.0

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%

49%proficient

−1.9 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 69% of school districts in Mississippi

Median 40% · 146 school districts compared

2,781 students tested, grades 3–8 · MAAP; proficient means Levels 4-5

Math

Mississippi: 52%

51%proficient

−4.6 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 63% of school districts in Mississippi

Median 45% · 147 school districts compared

2,775 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
$11.8K15
$12.2K16
$12.2K17
$12.3K18
$12.5K19
$13.2K20
$13.9K21
$14.6K22
$15.8K23
$15.9K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
18% · $20.9M
State
37% · $42.6M
Local
46% · $53.1M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$8,571
Support services
$6,422
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$7.1M
Long-term debt
$4.3M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 10Middle schools: 4High schools: 3Other schools: 2
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Pre-K–433314.839%37%
K–410015.283%88%
Pre-K–424513.362%64%
K–420612.655%76%
Pre-K–430313.445%38%
Pre-K–433714.050%57%
Pre-K–439714.461%61%
K–419314.760%49%
K–49610.959%61%
Pre-K–441013.952%54%
7–841610.142%51%
5–641611.057%51%
5–652411.152%50%
7–853210.535%42%
9–120———
9–1390012.6——
9–121,12711.9——
K–12446.2——
K–120———

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
1006 Communy Ave, Pascagoula, MS 39567
Phone
(228)938-6491
Website