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West Harrison Middle School

Serves grades 7 - 8

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
21411 Landon Road
Gulfport, MS 39503
Phone
(228) 831-8808
District
HARRISON CO SCHOOL DIST
County
HARRISON COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
653
Classroom Teachers
37

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Mississippi

8

(10 is best)

Better than 79.4% of all MS schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

7

(10 is best)

West Harrison Middle School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 7

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
64%
42%
64%
38%
63%
46%
64%
42%
64%
38%
63%
46%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
47%
40%
49%
34%
44%
45%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

20 17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
17
15
14
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 7 316 48.4%
Grade 8 337 51.6%
Total 653 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 61.9% 52.3% 44.6%
Black 30.1% 36.4% 48.4%
Hispanic 5.8% 7.7% 5.0%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.2% 2.8% 1.2%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 1.0% 0.8% 0.8%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 99.5% 99.5% 99.7%
Free lunch eligible 72.1% 71.0% 73.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 27.4% 28.5% 25.9%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 98,406 2,940,057
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 215.2 62
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.1% 6.0%
5-19 YEARS OLD 21.2% 20.4%
20-44 YEARS OLD 32.0% 32.2%
45-64 YEARS OLD 26.3% 24.9%
65 OR OLDER 14.4% 16.5%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 36,413 1,121,269
Single Parent Households With Children 11.2% 10.2%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 89.9% 86.2%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 21.3% 23.9%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 10.1% 10.2%
$100,000 - $149,999 16.5% 13.3%
$75,000 - $99,999 12.9% 12.0%
$50,000 - $74,999 18.7% 16.7%
$30,000 - $49,999 20.0% 17.9%
$15,000 - $29,999 12.6% 16.0%
$15,000 or less 9.3% 13.9%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,717 $82,071,000 44.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $621 $8,912,000 4.8%
Staff $301 $4,315,000 2.3%
General Administration $144 $2,068,000 1.1%
School Administration $553 $7,942,000 4.3%
Operation $949 $13,617,000 7.3%
Transportation $417 $5,986,000 3.2%
Other $205 $2,949,000 1.6%
Total Support $3,190 $45,789,000 24.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,055 $58,205,000 31.3%
Total Expenditures $12,962 $186,065,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,827 $2,577,379,000 48.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $580 $256,641,000 4.9%
Staff $465 $205,614,000 3.9%
General Administration $349 $154,231,000 2.9%
School Administration $612 $270,616,000 5.1%
Operation $1,057 $467,711,000 8.8%
Transportation $426 $188,522,000 3.6%
Other $289 $127,751,000 2.4%
Total Support $3,778 $1,671,086,000 31.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,355 $1,041,743,000 19.7%
Total Expenditures $11,960 $5,290,208,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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