West Harrison High School

Gulfport, MS 39503

Phone: (228) 539-8900
Fax: (228) 539-8910
District: Harrison Co School Dist

8

GreatSchools Rating

public • Grades 9-12 & ungraded • 1048 students

Gulfport's West Harrison High School serves grades 9-12 & ungraded in the Harrison Co School Dist district. It is among the few public high schools in Mississippi to receive a distinguished GreatSchools Rating of 8 out of 10.

West Harrison High School is a public school in the Harrison Co School Dist district located in Gulfport, MS. The principal of West Harrison High School is Sherry Washburn. As of 2013, the students are 64.6% White, non-Hispanic; 31.2% Black, non-Hispanic; 2.1% Asian/Pacific Islander; 2% Hispanic; and 0.1% Native American or Native Alaskan. 60.8% of students are participating in a free or reduced-price lunch program.

Student Ethnicities

Ethnicity School District State
White, non-Hispanic 64.6% 63% 46%
Black, non-Hispanic 31.2% 30% 50%
Asian/Pacific Islander 2.1% 3% 1%
Hispanic 2% 3% 3%
Native American or Native Alaskan 0.1% — —
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander — — —
Multiracial — — 1%

Student Subgroups

Subgroup School District State
Students participating in a free or reduced-price lunch program 60.8% 69% 71%
English learners — 1% 1%
# Name Type City State Overall Rating Distance
1 Hunter's Chase Neighborhood/Subdivision Gulfport MS 7.9 mi
2 Diamondhead Neighborhood/Subdivision Diamondhead MS 10.4 mi
3 Arbor View Apartment Complex D'Iberville MS 17.5 mi
4 Belair Neighborhood/Subdivision Slidell LA 38.7 mi
# Name City State Overall Rating Distance
1 North Shore Eden Isle LA 40.3 mi
Base Distance
NCBC Gulfport 5.8 mi.
Keesler AFB 16.4 mi.
Stennis Space Center 24.7 mi.
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