Ocean Springs High School

Ocean Springs High School is one of the high-enrollment four-year high schools in Ocean Springs, Mississippi, operated by Ocean Springs School District, with 1,928 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 13. Enrollment runs roughly 196% above the state mean of about 651.

Ocean Springs High School is one of 6 schools operated by Ocean Springs School District, a district that serves 5,677 students overall.

On demographics, Ocean Springs High School reports that the largest single group is White, at 70% of enrollment. The remainder consists of 13% Black, 9% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 4% Asian. That composition is broadly in line with Jackson County as a whole.

Looking at school resources, The school lists 121 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.9:1. The state averages around 12.6:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 35% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Jackson County runs at roughly 59%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Ocean Springs High School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 77.4%; this one delivers 83.1%.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Jackson County) logs that the typical household earns roughly $66,201 per year, roughly 27% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Ocean Springs High School is one of 46 public schools in Jackson County (combined enrollment of about 22,712 students).

Ocean Springs Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 2.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 7 other public schools cluster around Ocean Springs High School.

Ocean Springs High School operates from an outlying location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count rose 4%: 1,860 students in 2018 compared to 1,928 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share declined from 79% to 70%. Class-load math has tightened: from 17.9:1 in 2018 to 15.9:1 in 2025.

On the community side, the feed for Ocean Springs High School typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.