Gulfport School District
A public school district in Gulfport, Mississippi, with 11 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 5,927
- Students enrolled
- 437
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 799
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $11,784
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 5,927 in 2024–25
- Ranks 1,592nd of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 14th of 152 in Mississippi. Larger than 91% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $11,784 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 14% of the 17,189 districts with a spending figure. Current spending leaves out buildings and debt, and a district of a few pupils can spend far more per pupil than any large one.
Spending and revenue
Gulfport School District spent $11,784 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $7,842 in fiscal year 2005
Current spending per pupil, each fiscal year: current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them to NCES. In the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. A year with no column is a year the survey has no figure for.
U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics — School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal year 2005 onwards
The figures behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $11,784 | $72.0 million | 6,113 |
| FY2022 | $10,227 | $64.9 million | 6,349 |
| FY2021 | $9,989 | $63.6 million | 6,367 |
| FY2020 | $9,106 | $59.9 million | 6,576 |
| FY2019 | $9,001 | $58.4 million | 6,487 |
| FY2018 | $9,014 | $56.8 million | 6,300 |
| FY2017 | $8,776 | $55.3 million | 6,300 |
| FY2016 | $8,726 | $55.6 million | 6,375 |
| FY2015 | $8,354 | $54.0 million | 6,467 |
| FY2014 | $8,352 | $52.9 million | 6,335 |
| FY2013 | $8,598 | $51.7 million | 6,013 |
| FY2012 | $8,628 | $50.1 million | 5,802 |
| FY2011 | $8,640 | $49.3 million | 5,708 |
| FY2010 | $9,535 | $54.1 million | 5,678 |
| FY2009 | $9,948 | $55.2 million | 5,549 |
| FY2008 | $10,516 | $58.7 million | 5,581 |
| FY2007 | $9,900 | $54.3 million | 5,480 |
| FY2006 | $11,670 | $50.5 million | 4,326 |
| FY2005 | $7,842 | $49.3 million | 6,291 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $20.5 million | 22.7% |
| State | $38.1 million | 42.3% |
| Local | $31.4 million | 34.9% |
| Total | $90.0 million |
Federal, state and local revenue as the F-33 records them. Each share is of the survey’s total revenue, so a part withheld does not inflate the others.
The district’s schools
11 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| 28th Street Elementary | 359 |
| Anniston Elementary | 482 |
| Bayou View Elementary | 638 |
| Bayou View Middle | 827 |
| Central Elementary | 482 |
| Gulfport Vocational Annex | 0 |
| Gulfport Central Middle | 568 |
| Gulfport High School | 1,702 |
| Pass Road Elementary | 377 |
| The Learning Center | 0 |
| West Elementary | 492 |
The district’s entry
- Status
- Open
- Type
- Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union
- Charter status
- Not a charter district
- Grades
- Pre-kindergarten to Grade 12
- NCES district ID
- 2801710
Elsewhere
- Public schools in Mississippi — enrollment, teachers and spending across the state, against the nation.
- Every school district in Mississippi — A to Z, each with its page.
- Mississippi on the American Factbook — the state’s entry, across every hub.
Sources
- Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25 — National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25.
- School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal years 2005 to 2023
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "School District Finance Survey (F-33)," fiscal years 2005 to 2023.
Data retrieved