The Pascagoula School District is a public school district

School district

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 based in Pascagoula

Pascagoula, Mississippi

Pascagoula is a city in Jackson County, Mississippi, United States. It is the principal city of the Pascagoula, Mississippi Metropolitan Statistical Area, as a part of the Gulfport–Biloxi–Pascagoula, Mississippi Combined Statistical Area. The population was 26,200 at the 2000 census...

, Mississippi

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 (USA

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In addition to Pascagoula, the district also serves the city of Gautier

Gautier, Mississippi

Gautier is a city in Jackson County, Mississippi, United States, along the Gulf of Mexico west of Pascagoula. It is part of the Pascagoula, Mississippi Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 11,681 at the 2000 census. In 2002, Gautier annexed land nearly doubling its population to...

 as well as the community of Hickory Hills

Hickory Hills, Mississippi

Hickory Hills is a census-designated place along the northern side of the city of Gautier in Jackson County, Mississippi, United States. It is part of the Pascagoula, Mississippi Metropolitan Statistical Area...

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High schools

• Gautier High School (2005 National Blue Ribbon School)
• Pascagoula High School (2005 National Blue Ribbon School)

Middle schools

• Colmer Middle School (7th & 8th)
• Gautier Middle School (7th & 8th)
• Gautier 6th Grade Academy
• Trent Lott 6th Grade Academy (previously known as Pascagoula Junior High School, later renamed Trent Lott Middle School for United States Senator Trent Lott
  Trent Lott
  Chester Trent Lott, Sr. , is a former United States Senator from Mississippi and has served in numerous leadership positions in the House of Representatives and the Senate....
  
  , and finally its current name, after the Pascagoula School District made the decision to split 6th grade from 7th and 8th grade)

Elementary schools

• Arlington Heights Elementary School
• Beach Elementary School
• Central Elementary School
• Cherokee Elementary School
• College Park Elementary School
• Eastlawn Elementary School
• Gautier Elementary School
• Jackson Elementary School
• Lake Elementary School
• Martin Bluff Elementary School
• Singing River Elementary School

2006-07 school year

There were a total of 6,965 students enrolled in the Pascagoula School District during the 2006-2007 school year. The gender makeup of the district was 48% female and 52% male. The racial makeup of the district was 46.56% African American, 46.56% White, 5.08% Hispanic, 1.48% Asian, and 0.32% Native American. 67.2% of the district's students were eligible to receive free lunch.

Previous school years

School Year	Enrollment	Gender Makeup		Racial Makeup
		Female	Male	Asian	African American	Hispanic	Native American	White
2005-06	6,748	48%	52%	1.51%	46.53%	3.17%	0.22%	48.56%
2004-05	7,559	48%	52%	1.34%	45.05%	3.04%	0.28%	50.30%
2003-04	7,496	48%	52%	1.59%	44.13%	2.63%	0.21%	51.44%
2002-03	7,491	49%	51%	1.51%	43.00%	2.54%	0.25%	52.70%

Accountability statistics

	2006-07	2005-06	2004-05	2003-04	2002-03
District Accreditation Status	Accredited	Accredited	Accredited	Accredited	Accredited
School Performance Classifications
Level 5 (Superior Performing) Schools	5	6	6	5	5
Level 4 (Exemplary) Schools	6	7	5	8	6
Level 3 (Successful) Schools	5	3	5	3	5
Level 2 (Under Performing) Schools	0	0	0	0	0
Level 1 (Low Performing) Schools	0	0	0	0	0
Not Assigned	0	0	0	0	0