Harrison County Child Development Center

Harrison County Child Development Center operates as a rural-scale multi-level school in Gulfport, Mississippi, one of the schools within Harrison County School District. Current enrollment sits at 77 students spanning grades pre-K through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 85% leaner than the state mean of about 527.

Harrison County School District runs 22 schools in total, collectively educating 14,253 students. Harrison County Child Development Center is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Harrison County Child Development Center reports that the most-represented group is Black (53%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 40% White, 6% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 24% Black, putting the school's mix visibly more Black than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Harrison County Child Development Center shows 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 5.1:1. The state averages around 11.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 83% 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 meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Harrison County) shows that median household earnings sit near $59,479, about 28% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, 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 County Child Development Center is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Pass Road Elementary, around 0.4 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Harrison County Child Development Center.

Harrison County Child Development Center operates from a downtown location.

Looking at the recent track record. Harrison County Child Development Center's enrollment has decreased 18% since 2018, when it stood at 94 (now 77). The Black share of enrollment edged up from 36% to 53% over that span.

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