📍 15600 School Road, Gulfport, Harrison County, 39503
Harrison Central High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Gulfport, Harrison County. The school has 1,486 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Harrison Co School Dist school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 87.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.0:1. 38% of students are proficient in reading. 38% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 89%. The school offers 2 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Harrison Central High School enrolls 1,486 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 87.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 51% Black or African American, 36% White and 7.6% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 763 | 51% |
| White | 529 | 36% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 113 | 7.6% |
| Two or more races | 55 | 3.7% |
| Asian | 21 | 1.4% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,483 of the school's 1,486 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 1,134 qualify for free lunch and 349 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 High 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 50, state house district 116.
Harrison Central High 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 1,486 students, Harrison Central High School is larger than the district average of about 594 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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