Harrison County School District
| Harrison County School District | |
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| Location | |
| Gulfport, MS, United States |
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| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1957 |
| Superintendent | Roy Gill |
| Grades | K-12 |
| Enrollment | 14,200 |
| Accreditation | Southern Association of Colleges and Schools |
| Website | Official website |
The Harrison County School District is a public school district based in Gulfport, Mississippi (USA).Coordinates: 30°33′40″N 89°07′57″W / 30.5611°N 89.1325°W
In addition to serving portions of Gulfport, the district also serves the city of D'Iberville, the communities of Lizana, Lyman, Pineville, Saucier, Woolmarket, and portions of Biloxi as well as most of rural Harrison County.
The Harrison County School District was created in 1957 as a result of a statewide reorganization plan passed into law by Mississippi Legislature. Districts coming together to form the new district were Pineville, Lyman, Orange Grove, Turkey Creek, North Gulfport, Woolmarket, d'Iberville, Saucier, Lizana and parts of the Dedeaux and the Sellers district. Past superintendents include R.L. Ladner, Esco Smith, R.D. "Bobby" Ladner, and Henry Arledge. Roy Gill, elected in 2015, is the district's current superintendent.
There were a total of 12,745 students enrolled in the Harrison County School District during the 2006-2007 school year. The gender makeup of the district was 49% female and 51% male. The racial makeup of the district was 26.10% African American, 68.65% White, 2.08% Hispanic, 2.88% Asian, and 0.29% Native American. 45.9% of the district's students were eligible to receive free lunch.
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