📍 21411 Landon Road, Gulfport, Harrison County, 39503
West Harrison Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Gulfport, Harrison County. The school has 653 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Harrison Co School Dist school district. It serves grades 7–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 37.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.5:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
West Harrison Middle School enrolls 653 students across grades 7–8. The student body is 47% male and 53% female. A teaching staff of 37.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 58% White, 28% Black or African American and 7% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 376 | 58% |
| Black or African American | 183 | 28% |
| Two or more races | 46 | 7% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 35 | 5.4% |
| Asian | 7 | 1.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
650 of the school's 653 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 471 qualify for free lunch and 179 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
West Harrison Middle 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 48, state house district 121.
West Harrison Middle 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 653 students, West Harrison Middle 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: Rural - Fringe
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