South Hancock Elementary School

South Hancock Elementary School is an average-sized elementary-level community in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, one of the schools within Hancock School District. The school hosts 480 students in grades pre-K through 5.

Hancock School District comprises 6 schools with combined enrollment of 3,934 students; South Hancock Elementary School is among them.

On the student-mix side, South Hancock Elementary School logs that the largest single group is White, at 64% of enrollment. Other groups include 18% Black, 9% multiracial, 6% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 84% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, About 74% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is noticeably above Hancock County's rate of about 65%.

In the surrounding community, Hancock County reports that the typical household earns roughly $67,708 per year, roughly 27% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Hancock County's 11 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,598 students), South Hancock Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Waveland Elementary School, roughly 4.6 miles away. 6 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint.

South Hancock Elementary School operates from a low-density location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 19%: 595 students in 2018 compared to 480 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 75% to 64% across the same window.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Members of the school community can share what they know.