William M Colmer Middle

As a mid-tier middle-grades school in PASCAGOULA, Mississippi, William M Colmer Middle educates 532 students from grades 7 through 8, one of the schools within Pascagoula-Gautier School District.

Pascagoula-Gautier School District runs 17 schools in total, collectively educating 6,579 students. William M Colmer Middle is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, William M Colmer Middle shows that the largest single group is Black at 47%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 24% Hispanic, 23% White, 5% multiracial. That is visibly more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 19%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, William M Colmer Middle logs 51 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.5:1. The state averages around 13.7:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 73% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Jackson County (around 59%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Jackson County indicate median household income runs about $66,201, about 27% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. In all, Jackson County runs 46 public schools (combined enrollment of about 22,712 students), of which William M Colmer Middle is one.

Jackson Elem is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site.

Trend over the last 7 years. William M Colmer Middle's enrollment has fell 12% since 2018, when it stood at 606 (now 532). White enrollment moved from 33% to 23% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 14.2:1 in 2018 to 10.5:1 in 2025.

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