Harrison Central High

Harrison Central High operates as a substantial secondary school in Gulfport, Mississippi, run under Harrison County School District. Current enrollment sits at 1,483 students spanning grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Mississippi's public schools average about 651 students each, so Harrison Central High sits 128% bigger than that benchmark.

Harrison County School District comprises 22 schools with combined enrollment of 14,253 students; Harrison Central High is among them.

On the student-mix side, Harrison Central High shows that 51% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest reads as 36% White, 9% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. That is meaningfully more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 24%.

Looking at school resources, The school lists 94 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.8:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 12.6:1 average. An estimated 99% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Harrison County runs at roughly 74%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Harrison Central High sits in the top 10% of Mississippi schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 47.6%; actual is 69.2%, +21.5 points clear of the demographic baseline.

Across the wider county, census data for Harrison County shows median household earnings sit near $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. Across Harrison County's 55 public schools (combined enrollment of about 30,521 students), Harrison Central High is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Lyman Elementary, roughly 1.8 miles away. Within five miles, there are 5 other public schools.

The school occupies a countryside site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Harrison Central High has edged down 10%, going from 1,642 students in 2018 to 1,483 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share fell from 47% to 36%. Class-load math has tightened: from 19.5:1 in 2018 to 15.8:1 in 2025.

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