Harrison County School District

Harrison County School District
Harrison County School District
	School district headquarters
Location
	Gulfport, Mississippi United States
Coordinates	30°33′40″N89°07′57″W / 30.5611°N 89.1325°W
District information
Type	Public
Grades	K-12
Established	1957;67 years ago
Superintendent	Mitchell King
Accreditation	Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
Enrollment	14,780
Other information
Website	www.harrison.k12.ms.us

Last updated November 07, 2024

The Harrison County School District is a public school district based in Gulfport, Mississippi, United States.

History

The Harrison County School District was created in 1957 as a result of a statewide reorganization plan passed into law by Mississippi Legislature. Districts coming together to form the new district were Pineville, Lyman, Orange Grove, Turkey Creek, North Gulfport, Woolmarket, D'Iberville, Saucier, Lizana and parts of the Dedeaux and the Sellers district. Past superintendents include R.L. Ladner, Esco Smith, R.D. "Bobby" Ladner, Henry Arledge, and Roy Gill. Mitchell King, appointed in 2021, is the district's current superintendent.

Beginning in July 2023, the district began requiring students to wear clothing that matches the gender norms of the genders that they are designated as in the school computer system. According to The Advocate , this infringes on transgender students.^[1]

District Administration

Superintendent

Mitchell King (2021-)^[2]

School Board

Steven Ramsey, District I Board Member
Betty Daniel, District II Board Member
David Ladner, District III Board Member
Dr. Barbara Thomas, District IV Board Member
Eric Simmons, District V Board Member

Schools

Elementary/Middle Schools (Grades K-8)

Bel-Aire Elementary School (K-6)
Creekbend Elementary & Middle School (K-8)
Crossroads Elementary School (K-6)
D'Iberville Elementary School (K-3)
D'Iberville Middle School (4-8)
Harrison Central Elementary School (K-3)
Lizana Elementary School (K-6)
Lyman Elementary School (K-6)
North Gulfport Elementary/Middle School (K-8)
North Woolmarket Elementary/Middle School (K-8)
Orange Grove Elementary School (4-6)
Pineville Elementary School (K-6)
River Oaks Elementary School (K-6)
Saucier Elementary School (K-6)
Three Rivers Elementary School (K-6)
West Harrison Middle School (7-8)
West Wortham Elementary/Middle School (K-8)
Woolmarket Elementary School (K-6)

High Schools (Grades 9-12)

Demographics

2022-2023 school year

There were a total of 14,355 students enrolled in the Harrison County School District during the 2022-2023 school year. The gender makeup of the district was 48.5% female and 51.5% male. The racial makeup of the district was 33.9% African American, 48.7% White, 7.1% Hispanic, 2.6% Asian, 0.41% Native American, 0.36% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, and 6.9% Two or More Races.^[3] 71.4% of the district's students participate in the federal free and reduced price meal program.^[4]

Previous school years

School Year	Enrollment	Gender Makeup		Racial Makeup
School Year	Enrollment	Female	Male	Asian	Hispanic	African American	White	Multiracial	Alaskan Indian / Native American	Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
2022-23	14,355	6,962	7,393	370	1,025	4,861	6,995	993	59	52
2021-22	14,318	6,972	7,346	371	954	4,822	7,176	907	46	42
2020-21	13,666	6,688	6,978	364	877	4,752	6,822	767	42	42
2019-20	14780	7190	7590	370	889	5116	7608	706	46	45
2018-19	15010	7221	7789	382	792	5232	7875	649	42	38
2017-18	14904	7201	7703	387	681	5112	8050	589	43	42
2016-17	14773	7142	7631	385	657	4951	8178	525	40	37
2015-16	14628	7086	7542	433	640	4901	8413	117	35	29
2014-15	14472	7047	7425	432	536	4689	8580	168	41	26
2013-14	14168	6835	7333	455	465	4497	8675	*	74	*
2012-13	14037	6773	7264	457	436	4392	8663	*	57	*
2011-12	13861	6734	7127	453	418	4197	8738	*	36	*

* = Data Unavailable

Accountability statistics

	2006-07^[5]	2005-06^[6]	2004-05^[7]	2003-04^[8]	2002-03^[9]
District Accreditation Status	Accredited	Accredited	Accredited	Accredited	Accredited
School Performance Classifications
Level 5 (Superior Performing) Schools	6	8	6	8	2
Level 4 (Exemplary) Schools	4	8	9	6	5
Level 3 (Successful) Schools	7	1	2	3	6
Level 2 (Under Performing) Schools	0	0	0	0	3
Level 1 (Low Performing) Schools	0	0	0	0	0
Not Assigned	0	0	0	0	1

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References

↑ Wiggins, Christopher (August 4, 2023). "Mississippi School District Implements Transphobic Dress Code". The Advocate . Retrieved August 5, 2023.
↑ Fuentes, Andrés; Cruz, Yolanda (April 22, 2021). "Sitting down with Harrison County School District's incoming superintendent". WLOX. Retrieved July 3, 2023.
↑ "Home page - MDEReports". Mississippi Department of Education. Retrieved July 3, 2023.
↑ "Harrison County School District". USNews. Retrieved July 3, 2023.
↑ "2007 Results" (PDF). Mississippi Statewide Accountability System. Mississippi Department of Education. September 13, 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 27, 2007. Retrieved September 15, 2007.
↑ "2006 Results" (PDF). Mississippi Statewide Accountability System. Mississippi Department of Education. September 6, 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 17, 2007. Retrieved June 7, 2007.
↑ "2005 Results" (PDF). Mississippi Statewide Accountability System. Mississippi Department of Education. September 9, 2005. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 13, 2006. Retrieved June 7, 2007.
↑ "2004 Results" (PDF). Mississippi Statewide Accountability System. Mississippi Department of Education. September 26, 2004. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 5, 2007. Retrieved June 7, 2007.
↑ "2003 Results" (PDF). Mississippi Statewide Accountability System. Mississippi Department of Education. November 21, 2003. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 11, 2006. Retrieved June 7, 2007.

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[1] Wiggins, Christopher (August 4, 2023). "Mississippi School District Implements Transphobic Dress Code". The Advocate . Retrieved August 5, 2023.

[2] Fuentes, Andrés; Cruz, Yolanda (April 22, 2021). "Sitting down with Harrison County School District's incoming superintendent". WLOX. Retrieved July 3, 2023.

[3] "Home page - MDEReports". Mississippi Department of Education. Retrieved July 3, 2023.

[4] "Harrison County School District". USNews. Retrieved July 3, 2023.

[5] "2007 Results" (PDF). Mississippi Statewide Accountability System. Mississippi Department of Education. September 13, 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 27, 2007. Retrieved September 15, 2007.

[6] "2006 Results" (PDF). Mississippi Statewide Accountability System. Mississippi Department of Education. September 6, 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 17, 2007. Retrieved June 7, 2007.

[7] "2005 Results" (PDF). Mississippi Statewide Accountability System. Mississippi Department of Education. September 9, 2005. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 13, 2006. Retrieved June 7, 2007.

[8] "2004 Results" (PDF). Mississippi Statewide Accountability System. Mississippi Department of Education. September 26, 2004. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 5, 2007. Retrieved June 7, 2007.

[9] "2003 Results" (PDF). Mississippi Statewide Accountability System. Mississippi Department of Education. November 21, 2003. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 11, 2006. Retrieved June 7, 2007.

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