Gulfport Central Middle

As a moderately sized middle-grades school in Gulfport, Mississippi, Gulfport Central Middle works with 568 students from grades 6 through 8, run under Gulfport School District. By comparison, Mississippi's public schools average about 452 students each, so Gulfport Central Middle sits 26% bigger than that benchmark.

Across the 9 schools in Gulfport School District (5,927 students total), Gulfport Central Middle accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Gulfport Central Middle logs that 76% of the student body identifies as Black. Other groups include 11% White, 8% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. By comparison, Harrison County as a whole is about 24% Black, so the school skews noticeably more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, The school reports having 49 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.5:1. The state averages around 13.7:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 100% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Harrison County runs at roughly 74%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Harrison County put median household income runs about $59,479, roughly 28% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Gulfport Central Middle is one of 55 public schools in Harrison County (combined enrollment of about 30,521 students).

West Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a downtown site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 12%: 644 students in 2018 compared to 568 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment increased from 3% to 8% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 14.2:1 in 2018 to 11.5:1 today.

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