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Gautier Elementary School

Serves grades PK - 4

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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 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
505 Magnolia Tree
Gautier, MS 39553
Phone
(228) 522-8824
District
PASCAGOULA-GAUTIER SCHOOL DISTRICT
County
JACKSON COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
402
Classroom Teachers
36

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Mississippi

7

(10 is best)

Better than 67.4% of all MS schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

7

(10 is best)

Gautier Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 4

80 60 40 20 0
72%
45%
72%
44%
71%
46%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
11
12
14
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 20 5.0%
Kindergarten 74 18.4%
Grade 1 75 18.7%
Grade 2 76 18.9%
Grade 3 83 20.6%
Grade 4 74 18.4%
Total 402 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 30.6% 33.4% 44.6%
Black 51.1% 46.5% 48.4%
Hispanic 16.1% 19.2% 5.0%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.6% 0.8% 1.2%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.5% 0.2% 0.8%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 100.0% 100.0% 99.7%
Free lunch eligible 100.0% 100.0% 73.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.0% 0.0% 25.9%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 38,554 2,939,690
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 540.0 62
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.7% 6.0%
5-19 YEARS OLD 21.6% 20.4%
20-44 YEARS OLD 32.9% 32.0%
45-64 YEARS OLD 23.2% 24.8%
65 OR OLDER 15.5% 16.8%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 15,094 1,131,760
Single Parent Households With Children 14.1% 10.3%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 87.3% 86.6%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 19.4% 24.2%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 10.0% 11.2%
$100,000 - $149,999 15.4% 13.8%
$75,000 - $99,999 12.4% 12.0%
$50,000 - $74,999 14.1% 16.6%
$30,000 - $49,999 16.5% 17.7%
$15,000 - $29,999 16.3% 15.3%
$15,000 or less 15.3% 13.4%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,046 $52,309,000 48.3%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,025 $6,666,000 6.2%
Staff $966 $6,277,000 5.8%
General Administration $365 $2,375,000 2.2%
School Administration $843 $5,482,000 5.1%
Operation $1,712 $11,131,000 10.3%
Transportation $635 $4,125,000 3.8%
Other $268 $1,740,000 1.6%
Total Support $5,814 $37,796,000 34.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,802 $18,216,000 16.8%
Total Expenditures $16,662 $108,321,000 100.0%
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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