West Harrison Middle

Located at 21411 Landon Road, in Gulfport, Mississippi, West Harrison Middle is a moderately sized middle school that enrolls 650 students (grades 7 through 8), one of the schools within Harrison County School District. Compared to the state average of about 452 students per school, that is 44% larger than typical.

Within Harrison County School District, which oversees 22 schools and 14,253 students, West Harrison Middle is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, West Harrison Middle lists that White students make up the majority at 57%; the rest comes out to 32% Black, 5% Hispanic, 5% multiracial.

On the income-and-resources front, The school reports having 45 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.6:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.7:1 average. Around 73% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Around the school, census data for Harrison County shows the typical household earns roughly $59,479 per year, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. Across Harrison County's 55 public schools (combined enrollment of about 30,521 students), West Harrison Middle is one campus in the mix.

West Harrison High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint.

The school occupies a countryside site.

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