Ocean Springs School District
Ocean Springs School District is a public school district based in Ocean Springs, Mississippi, serving 5,677 students in 7 schools. By enrollment it ranks #16 of the 109 Mississippi districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 86% of them. Its schools average 811 students each, more than the Mississippi median of 399. It spends about $9,355 per student on day-to-day operations, 7% less than the Mississippi median. It has roughly 13.6 students per teacher.
How Ocean Springs compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Ocean Springs | Mississippi median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $9,355 | $10,034 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $5,842 | $5,828 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $57.5 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $61.0 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 416 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 803 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 13.6 | 13.3 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 378 | 382 | 2024-25 |
Spending: NCES school district finance survey (F-33), FY2020-21. Staffing and enrollment: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25. Via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. The Mississippi median compares districts with 1,000 or more students.
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Peer districts in Mississippi
Compare side by side →| District | Students | Schools | Spending per student | Students per teacher | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lauderdale County School DistrictMeridian | 5,940 | 11 | $10,732 | 13.1 | #13 |
| Gulfport School DistrictGulfport | 5,927 | 11 | $9,989 | 13.6 | #14 |
| Biloxi Public School DistrictBiloxi | 5,699 | 9 | $10,869 | 13.7 | #15 |
| Ocean Springs School DistrictOcean Springs · this district | 5,677 | 7 | $9,355 | 13.6 | #16 |
| Lowndes County School DistrictColumbus | 5,261 | 10 | $9,644 | 13.0 | #17 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Murray DistrictMurray, UT | 5,678 | $9,832 | 21.0 |
| Howard-Suamico School DistrictGreen Bay, WI | 5,678 | $11,758 | 14.0 |
| Hempstead Union Free School DistrictHempstead, NY | 5,677 | $27,122 | 20.3 |
| Franklin-McKinley ElementarySan Jose, CA | 5,675 | $17,316 | 20.6 |
Peers are the districts closest in enrollment, so they can still differ in many other ways. Enrollment, school counts and phone numbers are from the NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25.
Printed from Superintendent's Corner: https://superintendentscorner.com/district-ms-ocean-springs-school-district