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Bay St. Louis, MS
Public School Ratings




Bay St. Louis Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Bay St Louis Waveland School Dist School District details

Bay St Louis Waveland School Dist School District
200 N. Second St.
Bay St. Louis, MS 39520

1,672 Students enrolled in District

4 Schools in District

12 Students Per Classroom (State average is 14)

Bay St Louis Waveland School Dist School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Mississippi

9

(10 is best)

Better than 85.8% of all MS school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

7

(10 is best)

Better than 66.0% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
53%
45%
49%
42%
57%
48%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Bay High School
750 Blue Meadow Road
Bay St Louis, MS, 39520
09-12
Bay Waveland Middle School
600 Pine St.
Bay St. Louis, MS, 39520
06-08
North Bay Elementary School
602 Pine St.
Bay St Louis, MS, 39520
03-05
Waveland Elementary School
1101 St Joseph Street
Waveland, MS, 39576
PK-02

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 70.9% 44.6%
Black 26.7% 48.4%
Hispanic 1.0% 5.0%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.9% 1.2%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.5% 0.8%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 100.0% 99.7%
Free lunch eligible 100.0% 73.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.0% 25.9%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,108 $11,884,000 47.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $706 $1,180,000 4.7%
Staff $458 $766,000 3.1%
General Administration $558 $933,000 3.7%
School Administration $791 $1,323,000 5.3%
Operation $1,995 $3,336,000 13.3%
Transportation $565 $945,000 3.8%
Other $449 $750,000 3.0%
Total Support $5,522 $9,233,000 36.8%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,380 $3,980,000 15.9%
Total Expenditures $15,010 $25,097,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,827 $2,577,379,000 48.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $580 $256,641,000 4.9%
Staff $465 $205,614,000 3.9%
General Administration $349 $154,231,000 2.9%
School Administration $612 $270,616,000 5.1%
Operation $1,057 $467,711,000 8.8%
Transportation $426 $188,522,000 3.6%
Other $289 $127,751,000 2.4%
Total Support $3,778 $1,671,086,000 31.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,355 $1,041,743,000 19.7%
Total Expenditures $11,960 $5,290,208,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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