State/Public High Open

Moss Point High School

๐Ÿ“ 4913 Weems Street, Moss Point, Jackson County, 39563

455
Pupils
9.5
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Moss Point High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Moss Point, Jackson County. The school has 455 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Moss Point Separate School Dist school district. It serves grades 9โ€“12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 47.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 9.5:1. 27% of students are proficient in reading. 27% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 77%. The school offers a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Moss Point Separate School Dist

Enrollment & staffing

Moss Point High School enrolls 455 students across grades 9โ€“12. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 47.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 9.5:1.

Male students
239 (53%)
Female students
216 (47%)
Teachers (FTE)
47.9
Student-teacher ratio
9.5:1
Grade span
9โ€“12

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 77% Black or African American, 14% White and 5.9% Hispanic or Latino.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Black or African American35177%
White6214%
Hispanic or Latino275.9%
Two or more races153.3%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

455 of the school's 455 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 455 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

Suburb, SmallGrades 9โ€“12Title I

Moss Point High School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, 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 51, state house district 110.

School district: Moss Point School District

Moss Point High School is one of 6 schools in Moss Point School District, based in Moss Point, Mississippi. The district serves 1,611 students district-wide and employs 141 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 455 students, Moss Point High School is larger than the district average of about 269 students per school.

1,611
District students
6
Schools
141
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

27%
Reading proficient
27%
Math proficient
77%
Graduation rate
35%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices โญ Gifted program

Setting: Suburb - Small

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