Waveland Elementary School

Set in WAVELAND, Mississippi, Waveland Elementary School is a mid-tier K-5 school, overseen by Bay Waveland School District. It educates 460 students across grades pre-K through 2.

Bay Waveland School District runs 4 schools in total, collectively educating 1,664 students. Waveland Elementary School is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Waveland Elementary School shows that the largest single group is White, at 59% of enrollment. Other groups include 23% Black, 10% multiracial, 6% Hispanic. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 84%.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 19.5:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.9:1, putting Waveland Elementary School higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 70% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Across the wider county, Hancock County reports that median household income runs about $67,708, 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), Waveland Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Bay High School, roughly 2.4 miles away. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count grew 9%: 423 students in 2018 compared to 460 in 2025. The White share of enrollment shrank from 66% to 59% over that span. Class-load math has fell: from 22.1:1 in 2018 to 19.5:1 in 2025.

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