📍 750 Blue Meadow Road, Bay St Louis, Hancock County, 39520
Bay High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Bay St Louis, Hancock County. The school has 491 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Bay St Louis Waveland School Dist school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 43.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.4:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 47% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 92%. The school offers 58 AP courses, dual enrollment. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Bay High School enrolls 491 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 43.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 61% White, 23% Black or African American and 14% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 298 | 61% |
| Black or African American | 113 | 23% |
| Two or more races | 71 | 14% |
| Asian | 5 | 1% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 4 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
491 of the school's 491 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 491 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Bay High School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Midsize). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MS-40, state senate district 46, state house district 122.
Bay High School is one of 4 schools in Bay Waveland School District, based in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi. The district serves 1,664 students district-wide and employs 138 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 491 students, Bay High School is larger than the district average of about 416 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Midsize