Pascagoula-Gautier School District Explained

Pascagoula-Gautier School District
Address:1006 Communy Avenue
City:Pascagoula
State:MS
County:(Jackson County)
Zipcode:39567
Country:USA
Grades:PreK12
Superintendent:Billy Ellzey
Asst Superintendent:Belinda Dammen * Dr. Carterria Payton •
School Board:5 members[1]
Accreditations:Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) and Mississippi Department of Education Office of Accreditation
Schools:19
Budget:$78 million[2]
Students:7,256 (2016–17)
Teachers:514.21 (FTE) (2016–17)
Staff:830.19 (FTE) (2016–17)
Ratio: (2016–17)

The Pascagoula-Gautier School District is a public school system based in Pascagoula, Mississippi.

It includes Pascagoula and most of Gautier.[3]

Schools

Pascagoula

High School (Grades 9–12)
Middle Schools (Grades 5–8)
Elementary Schools (Grades PreK-4)

Gautier

High School (Grades 9–12)
Middle Schools (Grades 5–8)
Elementary Schools (Grades PreK-4)

District Campuses

History

Integration

Prior to integration, Pascagoula High School, then located on Pascagoula Street, served the white students of Pascagoula and Gautier. Carver High School, previously named Pascagoula Negro High School, served the black students. When the schools were integrated in 1970, all high school students attended Pascagoula High School. The old Pascagoula High School campus closed in 1997. In 2010, the old school was repurposed as a retirement home after extensive renovations that preserved the architectural features of the building.[5]

New High Schools

From 1970 to 1997, all students from both Pascagoula and Gautier in grades 10-12 attended Pascagoula High School. Sometime before 1989, 10th graders began to be housed at what was known as "The Annex" in the former Carver High School building due to the limited capacity of the old Pascagoula High School. Gautier students in grades K-9 attended schools within the city of Gautier. 9th graders in both cities attended Pascagoula Junior High School, Colmer Junior High School (also in Pascagoula), and Gautier Junior High School.

In 1997, the school district built two new high schools: one for Pascagoula and one for Gautier. This would be the first time that Gautier had its own high school.

Middle School Reconfigurations

In 2009, Trent Lott Middle School and Colmer Middle School merged.[6] All Pascagoula 6th graders attended Trent Lott 6th Grade Academy in the former Trent Lott Middle School building. Pascagoula 7th and 8th graders now attended Colmer Middle School. After renovations to Trent Lott Academy in 2011, Pascagoula 5th graders now attend Trent Lott Academy as well.[7]

Gautier schools later reorganized similarly. In 2013, Singing River Elementary was repurposed as Singing River Academy and now holds Gautier's 5th and 6th graders. Students who used to attend Singing River Elementary were split among the three remaining elementary schools in Gautier.[7]

Demographics

2016-17 school year

There were a total of 7,256 students enrolled in the Pascagoula-Gautier School District during the 2016–2017 school year.

Previous school years

School YearEnrollmentGender MakeupRacial Makeup
FemaleMaleAsianAfrican
American
HispanicNative
American
White
2005-06[8] 6,74848%52%1.51%46.53%3.17%0.22%48.56%
2004-057,55948%52%1.34%45.05%3.04%0.28%50.30%
2003-047,49648%52%1.59%44.13%2.63%0.21% 51.44%
2002-03[9] 7,49149%51%1.51%43.00%2.54%0.25%52.70%

Mississippi Succeeds Report Card

2018-19[10] 2019-202020-212021-22
District Accountability GradeBBB
School Accountability Grades
Number of Schools With "A" Rating7777
Number of Schools With "B" Rating7779
Number of Schools With "C" Rating2220
Number of Schools With "D" Rating0000
Number of Schools With "F" Rating0000

Notable people

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: About Us – About Us – Pascagoula - Gautier School District . February 18, 2019.
  2. Web site: About Us – About Us – Pascagoula - Gautier School District . February 18, 2019.
  3. Web site: 2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Jackson County, MS. U.S. Census Bureau. 2022-07-31. - Text list
  4. Web site: History. Gautier High School. 2022-07-31.
  5. Web site: Wilkinson . Kaija . 2010-12-22 . Old Pascagoula High School becomes new apartments for seniors . 2022-12-12 . gulflive . en.
  6. Web site: Pascagoula middle schools will merge next year . 2022-12-12 . www.wlox.com . en.
  7. Web site: Pascagoula's 5th and 6th graders now under one roof . 2022-12-12 . www.wlox.com . en.
  8. Web site: Mississippi Assessment and Accountability Reporting System . Office of Research and Statistics, Mississippi Department of Education . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070323012858/http://orsap.mde.k12.ms.us:8080/MAARS/indexProcessor.jsp . 2007-03-23 .
  9. Web site: Mississippi Report Card for 2002-2003 . Office of Educational Accountability, Mississippi Department of Education . September 2, 2004 . August 31, 2007 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070812173502/http://www.mde.k12.ms.us/Account/RC3B/RC3B.htm . August 12, 2007 . dead .
  10. Web site: Mississippi Succeeds Report Card . 2022-12-12 . msrc.mdek12.org . en.
  11. News: Hank Bounds, former Pascagoula school superintendent and principal, named president of University of Nebraska (updated) . The Mississippi Press . blog.gulflive.com . Associated Press . Associated Press . Alabama Live LLC . January 12, 2015 . February 13, 2019.