Biloxi Public Schools
Located on the Mississippi Gulf Coast in Historic Biloxi and serving a mobile and ethnically diverse student population, Biloxi Public Schools currently holds the highest accreditation rating awarded by the state, 5.0. A low pupil-teacher ratio coupled with excellent community support and quality instruction accounts for student test scores above the national average in all grades assessed by the state of Mississippi.
Biloxi High School, grades 9 - 12, a state-of-the-art facility houses 1,100 students with adequate room for anticipated enrollment growth. More than one hundred student course offerings are available in technology, fine arts, business, foreign languages, Advanced Placement (AP) and traditional college preparatory. Numerous sports are available to those students who thrive on competition from swimming to golf to football.
Biloxi Junior High School, grades 7 and 8, are located in the former Biloxi High School on Father Ryan Avenue. Traditional sports opportunities are available to students in these grades.
The Center for New Opportunities (CNO), an alternative school is housed on the Fernwood campus.
Elementary schools, grades K-5: Gorneflo, Popp's Ferry and North Bay.
Further information related to Biloxi Public Schools may be found at www.biloxischools.net or by telephone, 228.374.1810.
Dr. Paul A. Tisdale, Superintendent
Parochial Schools
Nativity B.V.M. Elementary School (228) 432-2269
Nativity BVM is one of the accredited elementary schools administered by the Catholic Diocese of Biloxi. Its history connects with that of Sacred Heart Academy, which began in 1875, under the direction of the Sisters of Mercy. By 1956, Biloxi had more children than Sacred Heart could accommodate, so the newly constructed Nativity BVM Elementary School opened its doors to serve the local community. Throughout its history, the school has maintained accreditation by the State of Mississippi and the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.
Our school currently has children in Pre-kindergarten 3 through Grade 6 – representing various ethnic groups, cultures, religious affiliations and economic levels. Besides developing standard areas of curriculum, our fully certified staff members support the family in teaching Christian values, morals and beliefs that will carry our young people into the everyday world.
The Christian community of Nativity BVM School strives to help its students develop into creative, Christ-centered persons. We provide an environment where the Gospel message is proclaimed and lived. Love, prayerfulness, justice, and peace are fostered and a generous spirit of service to the entire family is encouraged. We recognize parents/guardians as the primary educators of their children and in cooperation with them, we strive to help each child grow into a fully integrated human person. We do this by providing an education that has as its goal the development of each child’s spiritual, intellectual, aesthetic, social, psychological and physical capacities.
Our Lady of Fatima (228) 388-3602
Our Lady of Fatima is a Catholic elementary school in Biloxi. It opened on September 11, 1961 with an enrollment of 250 students. Sisters of the Presentation Order from Youghal Community, County Cork, Ireland staffed the school along with several lay teachers, educating children in grades Kindergarten through sixth grade. For forty years the school was administered by religious, but is now staffed by Catholic or Christian lay people.
Our Lady of Fatima has undergone many physical and internal changes in its forty years of operation. Pre-kindergarten classes, physical education program, computer lab, additional north classroom building and playground equipment are among these positive changes. Students are involved in a solid Catholic and academic educational system but benefit from an extracurricular repertoire second to none. The students have numerous opportunities to participate in such activities as DARE program, poetry contests, city-wide art and writing contest, band, accelerated reading (AR), science fairs, book fairs, church choir, project read, field trips, speakers and guests from the community, St. Vincent de Paul food pantry projects, and the Saltillo missions. Students attend weekly mass where they serve as cantors and sing in the choir.
St. Patrick Catholic High School (228) 702-0500
St. Patrick Catholic High School is a regional high school of the Biloxi Diocese. It is located in southern Mississippi and ministers to students who desire an environment and program of learning that centers around the traditions of the Roman Catholic faith. By adopting an approach of educating the whole person – spirit, body, mind – St. Patrick's provides the fundamental principles which give our students the opportunities to understand and face future challenges. Our philosophy represents an ideal to which our entire community aspires. St. Patrick's is a family of students, staff, parents, alumni, and friends that share faith, hard work, and a deep desire to serve the Lord by serving each other in an atmosphere of Christian giving. StPCHS – indeed, a wonderful place to send your child!
St. Patrick Catholic High School serves students who desire an environment and program of learning that deeply encompasses the spiritual and intellectual traditions of the Catholic Church. Our school seeks to educate the whole person by providing the basic principles which help our young people achieve and excel by following the path of Jesus Christ. We strive to give every student the opportunities to understand the world in which they live, and to face future challenges with inner strength and resolve.
Higher education:
Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College
From academic transfer programs to workforce training, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College has it all. The latest in technology and instruction takes a front seat at Gulf Coast, because that’s what enables us to meet your needs faster and better.
Jefferson Davis Campus (228) 896-3355
Jackson County Campus(228) 497-9602
West Harrison County Occupational Training Center (228) 868-6057
Tulane University School of Continuing Studies - Biloxi Campus
(228) 388-5769 Edgewater Mall
School of Continuing Studies students have a world of knowledge and potential at their fingertips. In terms of human resources, the SCS faculty and staff are here to help you live your dream. Your most valuable contact is your adviser. He or she can help you with academic decisions at every stage of learning.
As far as physical facilities are concerned, SCS students have access to all of the Recreational Facilities, Libraries, Parking and Housing options that Tulane University has to offer on a space-available basis. For more information, go to tulane.edu.
University of Southern Mississippi
USM is committed to making your educational experience on the Mississippi Gulf Coast both productive and enriching, personally and professionally.
You will find the faculty and staff competent, friendly, and eager to assist you in your educational pursuits. We understand that students come from diverse backgrounds and have a variety of educational needs and past experiences.
When you come to USM Gulf Coast you will find a diversity of students to stimulate your thinking and to augment the exceptional teaching by our excellent faculty. Your education here will prepare you well for life and living in the twenty-first century. As you finalize your university choice please feel free to visit our campus and talk with our faculty, staff and students. We welcome you to become a part of us.
Locations:
GULF PARK CAMPUS (228) 865-4500
This campus is the location of the administrative offices and is the central teaching facility for USM Gulf Coast. It is located in Long Beach, fronting the Gulf of Mexico. This campus offers easy accessibility to both Harrison and Hancock counties via Highway 90. It is the site of the famous Friendship Oak.
Financial Aid (228) 865-4513
Recruitment (228) 865-4599
KEESLER CENTER (228) 374-8348 or (228) 377-2309
USM Keesler is located on Keesler Air Force Base a few blocks north of Highway 90 in Biloxi. The on-site USM office is located in Room 219 at the Sablich Center. This location provides convenient courses for military personnel, as well as the civilian community.
JACKSON COUNTY CENTER (228) 497-3636
USM Jackson County is located on the Jackson County Campus of the Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College on Highway 90 in Gautier. This center offers courses and services for the convenience of students in Jackson County.
STENNIS CENTER (228) 688-3366
The Stennis Space Center offers credit and non-credit courses on site in Bay St. Louis.
For more information, visit www.usm.edu
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