📍 6701 Old Spanish Trail, Ocean Springs, Jackson County, 39564
Ocean Springs High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Ocean Springs, Jackson County. The school has 1,899 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Ocean Springs School Dist school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 124.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.3:1. 64% of students are proficient in reading. 77% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 90%. The school offers 13 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Ocean Springs High School enrolls 1,899 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 124.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 72% White, 13% Black or African American and 6% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 1,366 | 72% |
| Black or African American | 238 | 13% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 113 | 6% |
| Two or more races | 99 | 5.2% |
| Asian | 67 | 3.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 13 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,896 of the school's 1,899 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 714 qualify for free lunch and 1,182 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Ocean Springs 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 52, state house district 111.
Ocean Springs High School is one of 7 schools in Ocean Springs School District, based in Ocean Springs, Mississippi. The district serves 5,677 students district-wide and employs 413 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,899 students, Ocean Springs High School is larger than the district average of about 811 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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