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Long Beach School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Long Beach.

Long Beach’s School Grade A+ better than 99% of Mississippi school districts

Students
2,874
Schools
5
Spent per student
$11,024
MS $12,392
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
56%
Debt
$19.8M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Long Beach School District

  • Its letter, A+: results better than 99% of Mississippi districts
  • Math proficiency 23 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 19 pts above the state
  • Graduation rate 8 pts above the state
  • Spends 11% less per student than the MS average
  • 14 students per teacher
  • Debt of $19.8M, about $6,872 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A+: better than 99% of the 150 Mississippi school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well above the state, 2021–22
A+
GraduationFour-year graduation well above the state, class of 2023
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The town it serves, and its School Grade

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Long Beach. Grade by grade →

PK–32 elementary schoolsThis district
7–8Long Beach Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Long Beach High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. MS

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency70%
State average 47% · 1,517 students tested
Reading / language arts61%
State average 41.7% · 1,555 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)97%
State average 89.4% · 211 in the class

100% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$11,024 per student · 11% below MS
Spending
Classroom instruction 58%Support & administration 37%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 28%State 58%Federal 14%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
2,876’20
2,915’21
2,929’22
2,897’23
2,874’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 67%Black 14%Two or more races 13%Asian 3%Hispanic 3%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

5 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Mississippi’s other public schools.

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Mississippi.