Singing River

Singing River is one of the medium-sized junior highs in Gautier, Mississippi, operated by Pascagoula-Gautier School District, with 416 students on its rolls from grades 5 through 6.

Across the 17 schools in Pascagoula-Gautier School District (6,579 students total), Singing River accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Singing River reports that the most-represented group is White (37%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest consists of 33% Black, 21% Hispanic, 7% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 67% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Singing River logs 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.7:1, putting Singing River tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 71% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is north of Jackson County's rate of about 59%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Singing River sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 58.9%; this one delivers 60.7%.

Around the school, Jackson County reports that the typical household earns roughly $66,201 per year, roughly 27% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. In all, Jackson County runs 46 public schools (combined enrollment of about 22,712 students), of which Singing River is one.

The closest other public school is Gautier High, roughly 0.2 miles away. 6 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 12%: 475 students in 2018 compared to 416 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share ticked down from 48% to 33%. Class-load math has fell: from 14.4:1 in 2018 to 11.0:1 in 2025.

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