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Moss Point School District

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Moss Point School District is located in south Mississippi. Moss Point School District has 103.68 square miles of land area and 53.30 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Moss Point School District population is 20,590. Moss Point School District median household income is $37,723 in 2010-2014. Moss Point School District median house value is $88,000 in 2010-2014. On average, Moss Point School District is worse than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	(128 out of 148, bottom 14%)*
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Kindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	7
Population	20,590 (2010-2014), rank #41
Population Growth	-5.89% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	131.16/sq mi, rank #36
Median Household Income:	$37,723 at 2010-2014—-2.43% increase since 2005-2009, rank #46
Median House Price:	$88,000 at 2010-2014—0.92% increase since 2005-2009, rank #46
Time Zone:	Central GMT -6:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	103.68 sq mi, rank #114
Water Area:	53.30 sq mi (33.95%), rank #5
State:	Mississippi
County:	Jackson County
City:	Moss Point, Pascagoula, Helena, Escatawpa
Zip:	39563, 39562, 39581
Area:	Pascagoula, MS

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Moss Point School District Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

4924 Church St

Moss Point MS, 39563, Jackson County

Phone: 228-475-0691

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	2,273	2,336	2,480	2,665	2,921	3,057	3,124
English Language Learner Students:	0	60	24	36	42	30	21
Total Teachers:	161.67	195.24	199.25	242.77	242.94	247.80	238.30
Prekindergarten:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.50	0.00
Kindergarten:	7.55	8.28	9.82	12.56	11.38	11.20	12.80
Elementary:	50.54	56.27	56.90	85.98	92.00	99.20	82.40
Secondary:	70.98	101.78	99.71	116.10	109.99	109.40	113.40
Ungraded:	32.60	28.91	32.82	28.13	29.57	27.50	29.70
Total Other Staff:	225.76	233.73	246.36	281.06	276.71	280.20	298.90
Instructional Aides:	39.68	37.54	42.00	51.44	59.66	59.90	64.80
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	4.00	3.00	6.00	6.00	5.49	6.00	8.00
Total Guidance Counselors:	6.10	6.58	8.00	9.56	9.83	17.40	10.80
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	2.00	2.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	2.80	2.80
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	4.10	4.58	5.00	6.56	6.83	5.90	8.00
Other Guidance Counselors:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	8.70	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	4.00	5.33	6.00	7.00	9.00	8.80	9.00
Library/Media Support:	0.00	1.00	1.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
District Administrators:	7.00	10.00	6.55	8.00	9.08	9.60	7.80
District Administrative Support:	23.00	24.79	31.35	31.00	32.69	32.80	29.00
School Administrators:	11.72	13.47	13.56	14.90	16.24	16.00	15.00
School Administrative Support:	14.00	19.73	14.60	21.93	21.12	21.30	21.00
Student Support Services:	18.63	19.93	20.97	27.27	26.45	19.60	23.50
Other Support Services:	97.63	92.36	96.33	103.96	87.15	88.80	110.00
Student-Teacher Ratio:	14.06	11.96	12.45	10.98	12.02	12.34	13.11

Schools

Magnolia Middle	Grade 6 to Grade 8	4630 Magnolia St, Moss Point MS 39563
Moss Point Alternative School	Kindergarten to Grade 12	3524 Prentiss Ave, Moss Point MS 39563
Moss Point Career & Technical Educa	Grade 9 to Grade 12	4924 Church St, Moss Point MS 39563
Moss Point East Park Lower Elementary	Grade 3 to Grade 4	4025 Mccall St, Moss Point MS 39563
Moss Point High	Grade 9 to Grade 12	4913 Weems St, Moss Point MS 39563
Moss Point Primary	Kindergarten to Grade 2	6312 Martin Luther King Dr, Moss Point MS 39563
Moss Point Upper Elementary	Grade 3 to Grade 5	4208 Jamestown Rd, Moss Point MS 39562

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
MCT2 Test
2008	Language Arts	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	145.8	149.3
2009	Language Arts	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	146.2	148.7
2010	Language Arts	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	146.2	149
2011	Language Arts	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	143.4	149.8
2012	Language Arts	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	144.5	150.2
2013	Language Arts	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	146	151
2008	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	144.4	150.6
2009	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	147.4	151
2010	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	148.7	152.1
2011	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	145.6	153.3
2012	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	148	154.1
2013	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	149.7	154.2
2008	Language Arts	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	144.6	148.8
2009	Language Arts	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	147.5	149.2
2010	Language Arts	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	149.4	149.5
2011	Language Arts	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	146	149.6
2012	Language Arts	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	146.8	151
2013	Language Arts	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	147.7	151.8
2008	Mathematics	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	144.9	150.5
2009	Mathematics	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	149.4	151.1
2010	Mathematics	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	149.4	151.5
2011	Mathematics	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	144	151.7
2012	Mathematics	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	147.1	152.8
2013	Mathematics	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	150	154.1
2008	Language Arts	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	144.5	148.5
2009	Language Arts	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	144.5	148.7
2010	Language Arts	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	145.6	148.8
2011	Language Arts	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	144.4	148.9
2012	Language Arts	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	142.6	149.9
2013	Language Arts	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	144.5	150.8
2008	Mathematics	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	144.4	149.8
2009	Mathematics	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	144.9	150.2
2010	Mathematics	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	146.7	151.3
2011	Mathematics	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	146.2	151.4
2012	Mathematics	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	144.9	152.3
2013	Mathematics	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	146.9	153.2
2008	Language Arts	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	144.7	147.6
2009	Language Arts	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	145.8	148.8
2010	Language Arts	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	144.6	149.4
2011	Language Arts	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	144.9	149.8
2012	Language Arts	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	148.1	150.3
2013	Language Arts	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	147.8	150.7
2008	Mathematics	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	146	149.3
2009	Mathematics	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	144.6	149.9
2010	Mathematics	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	144.3	150.5
2011	Mathematics	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	144.3	150.6
2012	Mathematics	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	148.8	151.3
2013	Mathematics	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	149.1	152.4
2008	Language Arts	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	142.7	147
2009	Language Arts	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	143.9	147.8
2010	Language Arts	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	143.1	149.7
2011	Language Arts	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	144.5	149.9
2012	Language Arts	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	147.3	150.7
2013	Language Arts	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	145	151.4
2008	Mathematics	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	146.2	148.7
2009	Mathematics	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	146.8	150.1
2010	Mathematics	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	143.7	151.1
2011	Mathematics	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	144.7	152.1
2012	Mathematics	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	146.4	152.3
2013	Mathematics	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	147.2	153.1
2008	Language Arts	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	143.5	146.6
2009	Language Arts	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	144.2	147.8
2010	Language Arts	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	142.1	147.8
2011	Language Arts	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	142.4	149.1
2012	Language Arts	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	143.6	149.9
2013	Language Arts	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	145.5	150
2008	Mathematics	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	143.1	148.3
2009	Mathematics	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	146.7	149.6
2010	Mathematics	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	145.8	151.5
2011	Mathematics	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	145.1	153.2
2012	Mathematics	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	146.8	153.7
2013	Mathematics	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	147.5	154.6
MST Test
2008	Science	5th Grade	% met std	29.7%	40.8%
2009	Science	5th Grade	% met std	34.7%	42.8%
2010	Science	5th Grade	% met std	35.7%	44.9%
2012	Science	5th Grade	% met std	29.6%	53.6%
2013	Science	5th Grade	% met std	43.8%	63.1%
2008	Science	8th Grade	% met std	24%	39.3%
2009	Science	8th Grade	% met std	23.2%	40%
2010	Science	8th Grade	% met std	24.2%	42.9%
2012	Science	8th Grade	% met std	33.3%	56.4%
2013	Science	8th Grade	% met std	48.3%	64.0%
SATP2 Test
2004	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	82%	90.7%
2005	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	87.4%	91.6%
2006	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	87.8%	91%
2007	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	76.9%	90.8%
2008	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	52.7%	71%
2009	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	62.9%	72%
2010	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	70.9%	79.6%
2011	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	76.1%	85.4%
2012	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	63.6%	81.9%
2013	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	79.9%	85.2%
2004	Biology I	End of course	% met std	69.8%	89.2%
2005	Biology I	End of course	% met std	86.3%	91.8%
2006	Biology I	End of course	% met std	89.2%	93.3%
2007	Biology I	End of course	% met std	97.1%	92.2%
2008	Biology I	End of course	% met std	82.8%	87.9%
2009	Biology I	End of course	% met std	85.5%	87.6%
2010	Biology I	End of course	% met std	73.7%	86.2%
2012	Biology I	End of course	% met std	56.6%	74.7%
2013	Biology I	End of course	% met std	68.5%	78.5%
2004	English II	End of course	% met std	63.4%	83.1%
2005	English II	End of course	% met std	76.1%	82.8%
2006	English II	End of course	% met std	60.6%	78.1%
2007	English II	End of course	% met std	73.5%	77.2%
2008	English II	End of course	% met std	52.1%	69.7%
2009	English II	End of course	% met std	61.1%	69%
2010	English II	End of course	% met std	50.6%	68%
2011	English II	End of course	% met std	45.5%	71.8%
2012	English II	End of course	% met std	54.4%	73.1%
2013	English II	End of course	% met std	76.8%	73%
2004	US History	End of course	% met std	83%	95.7%
2005	US History	End of course	% met std	97.6%	96.4%
2006	US History	End of course	% met std	93.8%	95.9%
2007	US History	End of course	% met std	96.3%	93.9%
2008	US History	End of course	% met std	90.7%	94.3%
2009	US History	End of course	% met std	96.1%	96.9%
2010	US History	End of course	% met std	85.2%	93%
2011	US History	End of course	% met std	82.3%	93%
2012	US History	End of course	% met std	58%	72.9%
2013	US History	End of course	% met std	79.7%	81.3%

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School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$33,634,000	$13,562		$30,269,000	$11,358		$30,035,000	$10,282
Federal:	$10,487,000	$4,229	31.2%	$8,009,000	$3,005	26.5%	$6,246,000	$2,138	20.8%
State:	$13,064,000	$5,268	38.8%	$13,038,000	$4,892	43.1%	$14,094,000	$4,825	46.9%
Local:	$10,083,000	$4,066	30.0%	$9,222,000	$3,460	30.5%	$9,695,000	$3,319	32.3%
Total Expenditures:	$34,275,000	$13,821		$32,169,000	$12,071		$32,263,000	$11,045
Total Current Expenditures:	$29,710,000	$11,980		$30,210,000	$11,336		$31,765,000	$10,875
Instructional Expenditures:	$13,150,000	$5,302	44.3%	$15,546,000	$5,833	51.5%	$16,406,000	$5,617	51.6%
Student and Staff Support:	$4,605,000	$1,857	15.5%	$4,331,000	$1,625	14.3%	$4,093,000	$1,401	12.9%
Administration:	$4,133,000	$1,667	13.9%	$3,504,000	$1,315	11.6%	$3,823,000	$1,309	12.0%
Operations, Food, Other:	$7,822,000	$3,154	26.3%	$6,829,000	$2,562	22.6%	$7,443,000	$2,548	23.4%
Total Capital Outlay:	$4,458,000	$1,798		$1,942,000	$729		$498,000	$170
Construction:	$3,713,000	$1,497		$1,145,000	$430		$44,000	$15
Total Other:	$0	$0		$1,000	$0		$0	$0
Interest on Debt:	$18,000	$7		$16,000	$6		$0	$0

Total Salary:	$16,160,000	$6,516		$18,047,000	$6,772		$18,611,000	$6,371
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$9,231,000	$3,722	57.1%	$10,401,000	$3,903	57.6%	$11,107,000	$3,802	59.7%
Other Salary:	$6,929,000	$2,794	42.9%	$7,646,000	$2,869	42.4%	$7,504,000	$2,569	40.3%
Total Benefit:	$4,921,000	$1,984		$5,669,000	$2,127		$5,677,000	$1,944
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$2,565,000	$1,034	52.1%	$3,165,000	$1,188	55.8%	$3,259,000	$1,116	57.4%
Other Benefit:	$2,356,000	$950	47.9%	$2,504,000	$940	44.2%	$2,418,000	$828	42.6%

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	58.4%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	31.5%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	13.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	38.4%
Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	18.3%
Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	14.2%
Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	22.8%
Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	6.4%

Mean Base Salary:	$40,174.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$33,649.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	$37,051.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	$42,298.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	$49,813.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	$49,125.0

* Moss Point School District was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.