River Oaks Elementary

Located at 14111 Three Rivers Road, in Gulfport, Mississippi, River Oaks Elementary is a middle-of-the-pack primary school that hosts 487 students (grades K through 6), part of Harrison County School District.

Across the 22 schools in Harrison County School District (14,253 students total), River Oaks Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, River Oaks Elementary records that the largest single group is Black, at 63% of enrollment. Other groups include 22% White, 7% multiracial, 7% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 24% Black, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Black than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, River Oaks Elementary has 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.9:1, putting River Oaks Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. About 99% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Harrison County (around 74%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Harrison County) records that median household income runs about $59,479, roughly 28% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, 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 River Oaks Elementary is one.

Nearest neighbor: Three Rivers Elementary, around 1.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around River Oaks Elementary.

The school occupies an urban site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 31%: 706 students in 2018 compared to 487 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment ticked up from 52% to 63% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 20.3:1 in 2018 to 17.8:1 today.

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