📍 10531 Klein Road, Gulfport, Harrison County, 39503
Bel Aire Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Gulfport, Harrison County. The school has 596 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Harrison Co School Dist school district. It serves grades K–6 in an urban setting. The school employs 40.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.8:1. 33% of students are proficient in reading. 31% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Bel Aire Elementary School enrolls 596 students across grades K–6. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 40.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 58% Black or African American, 20% White and 12% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 345 | 58% |
| White | 118 | 20% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 72 | 12% |
| Two or more races | 53 | 8.9% |
| Asian | 4 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
593 of the school's 596 students (99%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 544 qualify for free lunch and 49 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Bel Aire Elementary School 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 48, state house district 119.
Bel Aire Elementary School is one of 24 schools in Harrison County School District, based in Gulfport, Mississippi. The district serves 14,253 students district-wide and employs 952 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 596 students, Bel Aire Elementary School is close to the district average of about 594 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small
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