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Ocean Springs High School

P. O. Box 7002

Tel: (228)875-0333

Ocean Springs High School serves 1,811 students in grades 9-12.
The student:teacher ratio of 18:1 is higher than the MS average of 16:1.
Minority enrollment is 23% of the student body (majority Black), which is less than the state average of 54%.
Ocean Springs High School operates within the Ocean Springs School District.
Ocean Springs School District's 77% graduation rate is higher than the MS state average of 64%.

The student population of 1811 students has grown by 8% over five years.
The teacher population of 102 teachers has stayed relatively flat over five years.

The student:teacher ratio of 18:1 has increased from 16:1 over five years.
The school's diversity score of 0.39 is more than the state average of 0.32. The school's diversity has stayed relatively flat over five years.

	This School	(MS) School Average
Student : Teacher Ratio	18:1	16:1

Asian	4%	1%

Hispanic	4%	3%

Black	15%	49%

White	77%	46%

Hawaiian	n/a	n/a

All Ethnic Groups
Diversity Score The chance that two students selected at random would be members of a different ethnic group. Scored from 0 to 1, a diversity score closer to 1 indicates a more diverse student body.	0.39	0.32

Eligible for Free Lunch Families meeting income eligibility guidelines may qualify for free and reduced price meals or free milk. These guidelines are used by schools, institutions, and facilities participating in the National School Lunch Program (and Commodity School Program), School Breakfast Program, Special Milk Program for Children, Child and Adult Care Food Program and Summer Food Service Program.	27%	67%

Eligible for Reduced Lunch Families meeting income eligibility guidelines may qualify for free and reduced price meals or free milk. These guidelines are used by schools, institutions, and facilities participating in the National School Lunch Program (and Commodity School Program), School Breakfast Program, Special Milk Program for Children, Child and Adult Care Food Program and Summer Food Service Program.	8%	7%

Ocean Springs School District's student population of 5,767 students has stayed relatively flat over five years.
The district's graduation rate of 77% has decreased from 99% over five years.
The revenue/student of $8,112 in this district is less than the state average of $9,526. The district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four years.
The district's spending/student of $8,058 is less than the state average of $9,407. The district spending/student has declined by 9% over four years.

School District Name	Ocean Springs School District
Number of Schools Managed	7	5
Number of Students Managed	5,767	2,139

Graduation Rate	77%	64%

District Total Revenue	$47 MM	$20 MM

District Spending	$46 MM	$20 MM

District Revenue / Student	$8,112	$9,526

District Spending / Student	$8,058	$9,407

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