Gulfport High School

Gulfport High School is one of the substantial secondary schools in Gulfport, Mississippi, one of the schools within Gulfport School District, with 1,702 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. That puts it 161% larger than the typical public school in Mississippi, which averages around 651 students.

Gulfport School District comprises 9 schools with combined enrollment of 5,927 students; Gulfport High School is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Gulfport High School shows that the most-represented group is Black (50%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest breaks down as 35% White, 10% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. That is noticeably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 24%.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 135 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.6:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. Around 56% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is lower than Harrison County's rate of about 74%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Gulfport High School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 67.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 71.8%.

In the broader community, census data for Harrison County shows the typical household earns roughly $59,479 per year, about 28% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 13%. In all, Harrison County runs 55 public schools (combined enrollment of about 30,521 students), of which Gulfport High School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Pass Road Elementary, around 0.5 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Gulfport High School.

Geographically, the school is in a city-core area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 7%: 1,591 students in 2018 compared to 1,702 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 42% to 35% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 18.3:1 in 2018 to 12.6:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for Gulfport High School typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.