📍 15451 Dedeaux Road, Gulfport, Harrison County, 39503
Harrison Central Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Gulfport, Harrison County. The school has 472 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Harrison Co School Dist school district. It serves grades K–3 in an urban setting. The school employs 29.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.9:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 52% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Harrison Central Elementary enrolls 472 students across grades K–3. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 29.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 42% White, 40% Black or African American and 10% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 196 | 42% |
| Black or African American | 189 | 40% |
| Two or more races | 47 | 10% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 17 | 3.6% |
| Asian | 17 | 3.6% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 4 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
469 of the school's 472 students (99%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 368 qualify for free lunch and 101 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Harrison Central Elementary 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 49, state house district 121.
Harrison Central Elementary 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 472 students, Harrison Central Elementary is smaller than 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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