📍 6590 Lakeshore Road, Bay St. Louis, Hancock County, 39520
South Hancock Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Bay St. Louis, Hancock County. The school has 535 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Hancock Co School Dist school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 42.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.5:1. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 34% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
South Hancock Elementary School enrolls 535 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 42.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 69% White, 20% Black or African American and 7.5% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 367 | 69% |
| Black or African American | 105 | 20% |
| Two or more races | 40 | 7.5% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 9 | 1.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 9 | 1.7% |
| Asian | 4 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
535 of the school's 535 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 322 qualify for free lunch and 213 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
South Hancock Elementary School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). 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.
South Hancock Elementary School is one of 7 schools in Hancock School District, based in Kiln, Mississippi. The district serves 3,934 students district-wide and employs 309 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 535 students, South Hancock Elementary School is close to the district average of about 562 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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