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There were a total of 4,711 students enrolled in the Biloxi Public 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 33.45% African American, 54.43% White, 4.82% Hispanic, 7.07% Asian, and 0.23% Native American.
The Biloxi Public School District installed cameras in every classroom and hallway in 2003,. [5] The Biloxi Public School District has developed a police department within the school district. Currently, three officers make up the force and more are expected to be hired. The officers are assigned to "precincts" within the district.
This is a list of school districts in Mississippi.. School districts which are independent governments as per the U.S. Census Bureau include county-wide school districts, consolidated school districts, municipal separate school districts, special municipal separate school districts, and junior colleges.
St. Patrick Catholic High School was named the best Catholic High School in the state of Mississippi by Niche in 2019 and has held that honor since in 2020 and 2021. [4]In 2019, St. Patrick Catholic High School was added to the U.S. Department of Education's list of Blue Ribbon Schools.
The Harrison County School District is a public school district based in Gulfport, Mississippi, United States.. In addition to serving portions of Gulfport and Biloxi, the district also serves the city of D'Iberville, the communities of Lizana, Lyman, Pineville, Saucier and Woolmarket, as well as most of rural Harrison County.
d'Iberville High School is a suburban public high school located in D'Iberville, Mississippi, United States, with a Biloxi postal address. A new high school building was dedicated on March 15, 2009 at 15625 Lamey Bridge Road. The former high school building, located at 3320 Warrior Drive, is now D'Iberville Middle School.
In 1959, Biloxi was the site of "Mississippi's first public assault on racial barriers in its 15-year civil rights struggle." [15] Gilbert R. Mason, a black physician in Biloxi, went swimming at a local beach with seven black friends. They were ordered to leave by a city policeman, who told them that "Negroes don't come to the sand beach". [16]
Its county seats are Biloxi and Gulfport. [2] The county is named after U.S. President William Henry Harrison. [3] Harrison County is part of the Gulfport-Biloxi metropolitan area. The county was severely damaged from both Hurricane Camille on August 17, 1969, and Hurricane Katrina on August 29, 2005, causing catastrophic effects.