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What's the most underrated thing about HARRISON CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
1,483
High
DISTRICT 1,392 · STATE 651
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HARRISON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280177000288
Harrison Central High
15600 School Road, Gulfport, MS 39503 · (228) 832-2610 · Harrison County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,483 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 89% of Mississippi public high schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Mississippi public high schools
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
94 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.2:1 · STATE 12.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
1,468 students
DISTRICT 81% · STATE 80%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 466 | 31% |
| Grade 10 | 437 | 29% |
| Grade 11 | 333 | 22% |
| Grade 12 | 247 | 17% |
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
MAAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
47.9%
MS avg 45.9% . -7.5pp since 2023
Math
78.7%
MS avg 52.8% . +8.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 79 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Mississippi schools, those numbers are about 46 and 53. Reading and writing scores are down about 8 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 8 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 47.9% | 78.7% |
| 2023-24 | 55.4% | 70.3% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of MS schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
68.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.6%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+23.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 68% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 45% typical for Mississippi schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 24 points, placing it in Mississippi's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Harrison Central High
Harrison Central High's state test result (68.4% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harrison Central High this school | 1,483 | 99.0% | 68.4% |
| Warren Central High VICKSBURG | 1,145 | 100.0% | 50.3% |
| Wayne County High School Waynesboro | 775 | 99.6% | 61.7% |
| Cleveland Central High School CLEVELAND | 799 | 99.9% | 44.8% |
| South Panola High School Batesville | 1,113 | 84.7% | 64.8% |
| Hattiesburg High School HATTIESBURG | 1,014 | 99.9% | 57.2% |
Matched among Mississippi high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Harrison Central High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi | In Harrison County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 68.4% | #51 of 192 | #7 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 78.7% | #46 of 199 ▲ 20 | #7 of 7 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.9% | #87 of 199 ▼ 41 | #7 of 7 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,483 | #12 of 203 | #3 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.8:1 | #173 of 192 | #5 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.1% | #33 of 192 | #4 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.0% | #73 of 194 | #1 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.7% | #54 of 121 | N/A |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,483
+4 (+0%) vs 2020
+8% since 1990-91, when it was 1,372
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
was 18.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,483 | 93.8 | 15.8:1 | 99% (1,468) |
| 2023-24 | 1,508 | 82.7 | 18.2:1 | 74% (1,112) |
| 2022-23 | 1,486 | 87.5 | 17.0:1 | 100% (1,483) |
| 2020-21 | 1,479 | 81 | 18.3:1 | 100% (1,476) |
| 2017-18 | 1,642 | 84.4 | 19.5:1 | 70% (1,149) |
| 2015-16 | 1,630 | 90 | 18.1:1 | 72% (1,169) |
| 2010-11 | 1,586 | 87 | 18.2:1 | 63% (993) |
| 2000-01 | 1,582 | 78 | 20.3:1 | 55% (877) |
| 1990-91 | 1,372 | 64 | 21.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Harrison Central High.
About Harrison Central High
Families in Gulfport, Mississippi, are served by Harrison Central High, a large high school. It has an enrollment of 1,483 students in grades 9 through 12. High schools in Mississippi average about 651 students, which makes this school 128% above average.
Harrison County School District enrolls 14,253 students, and its 22 schools include Harrison Central High.
More than half of enrollment at Harrison Central High is Black: 51%. Other groups include 36% White, 9% Hispanic, and 2% multiracial. By comparison, Harrison County residents are about 24% Black. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 60, compared with 70 nationally.
On staff are 93.8 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 15.8:1. High schools in Mississippi have an average ratio of 12.6:1. About 99% of students at Harrison Central High are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Harrison County average 74%.
On the allk12 Grade, Harrison Central High lands at A, ahead of 89% of Mississippi public high schools.
On allk12's BeatsExpectations measure, Harrison Central High is among the top 10% of schools in Mississippi. Predicted: 44.6%. Actual: 68.4%.
In Harrison County, the median household earns about $59,479 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 28%, and about 13% of people live in poverty. Harrison County has 55 public schools with about 30,521 students, including Harrison Central High.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Lyman Elementary, is about 1.8 miles. Within five miles are 5 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Harrison Central High ranks 5th of 9 on average proficiency.
The federal government classifies Harrison Central High's location as Rural: Fringe.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment held near 1,483, starting from 1,479. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (15.8:1) than in 2020-21 (18.3:1).
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Harrison County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
210,891
Census ACS
Median income
$59,479
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
55
30,521 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Harrison County School District
- D'Iberville HighHigh · 1,478 students
- West Harrison HighHigh · 1,216 students
- CREEKBEND ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLEElementary · 996 students
- NORTH GULFPORT ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLElementary · 921 students
- North Woolmarket Elementary and Middle SchoolElementary · 851 students
- West Wortham Elementary and Middle SchoolElementary · 844 students
Other schools in Gulfport
- Gulfport High SchoolHigh · 1,702 students
- West Harrison HighHigh · 1,216 students
- NORTH GULFPORT ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLElementary · 921 students
- Bayou View MiddleMiddle · 827 students
- West Harrison MiddleMiddle · 650 students
- Bayou View ElementaryElementary · 638 students
Nearby schools
- Lyman Elementary1.8 mi · 524
- Three Rivers Elementary2.9 mi · 492
- River Oaks Elementary3.7 mi · 487
- Orange Grove Elementary4.4 mi · 346
- Harrison Central Elementary4.7 mi · 465
- Bel-Aire Elementary5.3 mi · 598
Frequently asked questions
About Harrison Central HighWhat is the total enrollment at Harrison Central High?
Harrison Central High enrolls approximately 1,483 students in grades 09-12.
Is Harrison Central High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Harrison Central High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Harrison Central High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Harrison Central High is approximately 15.8:1 (94 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Harrison Central High?
Harrison Central High reports a student body of 36% White, 9% Hispanic, 51% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Harrison Central High?
Harrison Central High is overseen by Harrison County School District in Harrison County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.