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Ocean Springs School District

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Ocean Springs School District is located in south Mississippi. Ocean Springs School District has 34.29 square miles of land area and 4.67 square miles of water area. As of 2010, the total Ocean Springs School District population is 29,254. Ocean Springs School District median household income is $64,170 in 2006-2010. Ocean Springs School District median house value is $166,300 in 2006-2010. On average, Ocean Springs School District is much better than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	(15 out of 149, top 10%)*
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	7
Population	29,254 (2010), rank #24
Population Growth	7.82% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	750.87/sq mi, rank #15
Median Household Income:	$64,170 at 2006-2010—4.46% increase since 2005-2009, rank #2
Median House Price:	$166,300 at 2006-2010—3.68% increase since 2005-2009, rank #4
Time Zone:	Central GMT -6:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	34.29 sq mi, rank #134
Water Area:	4.67 sq mi (11.98%), rank #48
State:	Mississippi
County:	Jackson County
City:	Ocean Springs, Gulf Park Estates, Gautier
Zip:	39564, 39553
Area:	Pascagoula, MS

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Ocean Springs School District Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

2300 Government St

Ocean Springs MS, 39564, Jackson County

Phone: 228-875-7706

Students and Teachers

	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	5,421	5,417	5,222
English Language Learner Students:	91	85	66
Total Teachers:	362.51	355.40	353.30
Prekindergarten:	7.43	8.10	5.00
Kindergarten:	19.27	19.30	19.20
Elementary:	153.15	153.10	152.80
Secondary:	141.07	135.00	136.40
Ungraded:	41.59	39.90	39.90
Total Other Staff:	402.23	406.90	365.00
Instructional Aides:	96.76	87.90	82.10
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	6.83	5.80	7.60
Total Guidance Counselors:	14.65	23.90	10.50
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	7.94	6.90	4.90
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	6.71	5.00	5.60
Other Guidance Counselors:	NA	12.00	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	7.91	9.10	8.10
Library/Media Support:	5.00	5.00	5.00
District Administrators:	9.78	9.00	9.00
District Administrative Support:	27.78	27.60	23.80
School Administrators:	17.87	18.20	15.70
School Administrative Support:	34.62	34.90	28.50
Student Support Services:	31.98	30.50	22.30
Other Support Services:	149.05	155.00	152.40
Student-Teacher Ratio:	14.95	15.24	14.78

Schools

Magnolia Park Elementary	Kindergarten to Grade 4	3500 Government St, Ocean Springs MS 39564
N E Taconi Elementary School	Grade 5 to Grade 5	711 Magnolia Ave, Ocean Springs MS 39564
Oak Park Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 4	2230 Government St, Ocean Springs MS 39564
Ocean Springs High School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	2320 Government St, Ocean Springs MS 39564
Ocean Springs Middle School	Grade 6 to Grade 8	3600 Hanshaw Rd, Ocean Springs MS 39564
Pecan Park Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 4	504 Hanley Rd, Ocean Springs MS 39564

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
MCT Test
2008	Language Arts	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	153.8	149.3
2009	Language Arts	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	152.1	148.7
2010	Language Arts	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	152.6	149
2011	Language Arts	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	153.7	149.8
2008	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	154	150.6
2009	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	155.3	151
2010	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	154.2	152.1
2011	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	155.1	153.3
2008	Language Arts	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	154.4	148.8
2009	Language Arts	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	154.9	149.2
2010	Language Arts	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	154.2	149.5
2011	Language Arts	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	154.1	149.6
2008	Mathematics	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	156.2	150.5
2009	Mathematics	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	156.9	151.1
2010	Mathematics	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	156	151.5
2011	Mathematics	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	154.2	151.7
2008	Language Arts	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	152.1	148.5
2009	Language Arts	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	156.2	148.7
2010	Language Arts	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	153.4	148.8
2011	Language Arts	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	153.2	148.9
2008	Mathematics	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	151.9	149.8
2009	Mathematics	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	155.7	150.2
2010	Mathematics	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	155.9	151.3
2011	Mathematics	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	155.7	151.4
2008	Language Arts	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	150.7	147.6
2009	Language Arts	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	152.9	148.8
2010	Language Arts	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	154.4	149.4
2011	Language Arts	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	155.5	149.8
2008	Mathematics	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	151.4	149.3
2009	Mathematics	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	151.7	149.9
2010	Mathematics	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	153.9	150.5
2011	Mathematics	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	154.6	150.6
2008	Language Arts	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	151.2	147
2009	Language Arts	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	151.3	147.8
2010	Language Arts	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	152.6	149.7
2011	Language Arts	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	156.4	149.9
2008	Mathematics	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	150.7	148.7
2009	Mathematics	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	151.7	150.1
2010	Mathematics	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	152.3	151.1
2011	Mathematics	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	157.2	152.1
2008	Language Arts	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	152.2	146.6
2009	Language Arts	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	151.5	147.8
2010	Language Arts	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	152	147.8
2011	Language Arts	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	152.8	149.1
2008	Mathematics	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	152.8	148.3
2009	Mathematics	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	153.2	149.6
2010	Mathematics	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	155.7	151.5
2011	Mathematics	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	156.5	153.2
MST Test
2008	Science	5th Grade	% met std	73%	40.8%
2009	Science	5th Grade	% met std	79.5%	42.8%
2010	Science	5th Grade	% met std	73.9%	44.9%
2008	Science	8th Grade	% met std	69.5%	39.3%
2009	Science	8th Grade	% met std	65.2%	40%
2010	Science	8th Grade	% met std	63.1%	42.9%
SATP Test
2004	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	96.8%	90.7%
2005	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	99.1%	91.6%
2006	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	95.3%	91%
2007	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	96.7%	90.8%
2008	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	84.9%	71%
2009	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	93.5%	72%
2010	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	88.8%	79.6%
2011	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	91.5%	85.4%
2004	Biology I	End of course	% met std	98.1%	89.2%
2005	Biology I	End of course	% met std	98.9%	91.8%
2006	Biology I	End of course	% met std	99.5%	93.3%
2007	Biology I	End of course	% met std	98.9%	92.2%
2008	Biology I	End of course	% met std	98.5%	87.9%
2009	Biology I	End of course	% met std	99.2%	87.6%
2010	Biology I	End of course	% met std	97.3%	86.2%
2004	English II	End of course	% met std	90.2%	83.1%
2005	English II	End of course	% met std	91.7%	82.8%
2006	English II	End of course	% met std	90%	78.1%
2007	English II	End of course	% met std	89.2%	77.2%
2008	English II	End of course	% met std	89.1%	69.7%
2009	English II	End of course	% met std	85.1%	69%
2010	English II	End of course	% met std	89.6%	68%
2011	English II	End of course	% met std	82.1%	71.8%
2004	US History	End of course	% met std	99.2%	95.7%
2005	US History	End of course	% met std	99.7%	96.4%
2006	US History	End of course	% met std	98.1%	95.9%
2007	US History	End of course	% met std	100%	93.9%
2008	US History	End of course	% met std	97.1%	94.3%
2009	US History	End of course	% met std	99.2%	96.9%
2010	US History	End of course	% met std	98.3%	93%
2011	US History	End of course	% met std	96.8%	93%

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

School District Fiscal Information

	2009			2008			2007
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$44,923,000	$8,293		$44,631,000	$8,547		$49,079,000	$9,690
Federal:	$3,989,000	$736	8.9%	$3,801,000	$728	8.5%	$9,176,000	$1,812	18.7%
State:	$24,296,000	$4,485	54.1%	$25,824,000	$4,945	57.9%	$23,770,000	$4,693	48.4%
Local:	$16,638,000	$3,071	37.0%	$15,006,000	$2,874	33.6%	$16,133,000	$3,185	32.9%
Total Expenditures:	$48,480,000	$8,950		$46,774,000	$8,957		$39,499,000	$7,798
Total Current Expenditures:	$43,037,000	$7,945		$40,322,000	$7,722		$37,340,000	$7,372
Instructional Expenditures:	$24,721,000	$4,564	57.4%	$23,274,000	$4,457	57.7%	$21,182,000	$4,182	56.7%
Student and Staff Support:	$4,489,000	$829	10.4%	$4,374,000	$838	10.8%	$3,462,000	$684	9.3%
Administration:	$4,258,000	$786	9.9%	$3,829,000	$733	9.5%	$3,387,000	$669	9.1%
Operations, Food, Other:	$9,569,000	$1,766	22.2%	$8,845,000	$1,694	21.9%	$9,309,000	$1,838	24.9%
Total Capital Outlay:	$5,348,000	$987		$6,303,000	$1,207		$2,027,000	$400
Construction:	$3,713,000	$685		$4,151,000	$795		$253,000	$50
Total Other:	$0	$0		$0	$0		$4,000	$1
Interest on Debt:	$95,000	$18		$149,000	$29		$128,000	$25

Total Salary:	$25,271,000	$4,665		$23,563,000	$4,512		$21,074,000	$4,161
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$16,838,000	$3,108	66.6%	$15,852,000	$3,036	67.3%	$14,534,000	$2,869	69.0%
Other Salary:	$8,433,000	$1,557	33.4%	$7,711,000	$1,477	32.7%	$6,540,000	$1,291	31.0%
Total Benefit:	$7,443,000	$1,374		$7,033,000	$1,347		$6,208,000	$1,226
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$4,922,000	$909	66.1%	$4,656,000	$892	66.2%	$4,169,000	$823	67.2%
Other Benefit:	$2,521,000	$465	33.9%	$2,377,000	$455	33.8%	$2,039,000	$403	32.8%

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	48.1%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	47.0%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	12.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	30.5%
Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	22.8%
Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	28.4%
Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	15.8%
Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	2.5%

Mean Base Salary:	$40,461.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$34,790.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	$37,525.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	$42,625.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	$50,320.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	$49,771.0

* Ocean Springs School District was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.