📍 1921 Tribe Drive, Biloxi, Harrison County, 39532
Biloxi Junior High is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Biloxi, Harrison County. The school has 881 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Biloxi Public School Dist school district. It serves grades 7–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 67.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.1:1. 43% of students are proficient in reading. 60% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Biloxi Junior High enrolls 881 students across grades 7–8. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 67.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 41% White, 34% Black or African American and 17% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 365 | 41% |
| Black or African American | 297 | 34% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 151 | 17% |
| Two or more races | 34 | 3.9% |
| Asian | 32 | 3.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
878 of the school's 881 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 579 qualify for free lunch and 299 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Biloxi Junior High is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). 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 50, state house district 117.
Biloxi Junior High is one of 10 schools in BILOXI PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, based in BILOXI, Mississippi. The district serves 5,699 students district-wide and employs 456 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 881 students, Biloxi Junior High is larger than the district average of about 570 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small