East Central High School

East Central High School is a mid-tier secondary school in Moss Point, Mississippi, part of Jackson County School District. The school enrolls 777 students in grades 9 through 13.

Jackson County School District comprises 13 schools with combined enrollment of 8,845 students; East Central High School is among them.

Demographically, East Central High School reports that 90% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school lists 3% multiracial, 3% Hispanic, 3% Black. That is noticeably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 67%.

On the income-and-resources front, The school lists 51 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.6:1, putting East Central High School higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 49% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is below Jackson County's rate of about 59%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, East Central High School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 71.3%; this one delivers 78.9%.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Jackson County indicate the typical household earns roughly $66,201 per year, about 27% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Across Jackson County's 46 public schools (combined enrollment of about 22,712 students), East Central High School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is East Central Lower Elementary, roughly 0.1 miles away. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a countryside site.

Looking at the recent track record. East Central High School's enrollment has climbed 8% since 2018, when it stood at 722 (now 777). White enrollment moved from 95% to 90% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 16.4:1 in 2018 to 15.1:1 in 2025.

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