The Harrison County School District is a public school district based in Gulfport, Mississippi (USA).
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.
History
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.
District Administration
- Superintendent
- Assistant Superintendent
- Mitchell King
- School Board
- Rena Wiggins, District I Board Member
- Tom Daniels, District II Board Member
- David Ladner, District III Board Member
- Dr. Barbara Thomas, District IV Board Member
- Bill Bradley, District V Board Member
- Directors
- Bobby Trosclair, Athletic Director
- Dorene Hansen, Curriculum and Accountability Director
- Sherry Washburn, Curriculum and Accountability Director
- Dr. Judy Boyd, Federal Programs Director
- Brad Barlow, M.S., CDN, Food Services Director
- Larry Benefield, Maintenance/Transportation Director
- Cathy Garner, Security & Internal Compliance Director
- Brenda Valles, Special Education Director
- Dr. Laretta Marks, Student Services Director
- Mike Valdez, Technology Director
Schools
- Elementary/Middle Schools (Grades K-8)
- Bel-Aire Elementary School (K-6)
- Crossroads Elementary School (K-6)
- D'Iberville Elementary School (K-3)
- D'Iberville Middle School (4-8)
- Harrison Central Elementary School (K-3)
- Lizana Elementary School (K-6)
- Lyman Elementary School (K-6)
- North Gulfport Middle School (7-8)
- North Woolmarket Elementary/Middle School (K-8)
- Orange Grove Elementary School (4-6)
- Pineville Elementary School (K-6)
- River Oaks Elementary School (K-6)
- Saucier Elementary School (K-6)
- Three Rivers Elementary School (K-6)
- West Wortham Elementary/Middle School (K-8)
- Woolmarket Elementary School (K-6)
- High Schools (Grades 9-12)
- D'Iberville High School
- Harrison Central High School
- West Harrison High School
Demographics
2006-07 school year
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.
Previous school years
Accountability statistics
See also
- List of school districts in Mississippi
References
External links
- Harrison County School District
