Moss Point School District

What Moss Point School District does

Moss Point School District is a publicly funded K-12 public school district operating under the Mississippi Department of Education and serving students residing within Moss Point, Mississippi. The district operates six schools — Kreole Primary Elementary, Escatawpa Upper Elementary, Magnolia Middle School, Moss Point High School, a Career and Technical Education Center, and an Alternative Learning Center — supplemented by a Family Education Center housing an Excel by 5 Resource Center for early childhood families. Specialized programs include Gifted/LIFT education serving approximately 100 students in grades 2-6, Special Education and Section 504 services, English Language Learner support, social-emotional learning through the BE-Well initiative, and International Baccalaureate programming at the high school level.

The district's technology infrastructure is built around a Finalsite-powered public website, Clever single sign-on for educational application access, ActiveParent and ActiveStudent portals for grade and attendance visibility, and a broad curriculum and assessment stack including i-Ready, Renaissance Accelerated Reader, Discovery Education, StemScopes, Edgenuity, Illuminate Ed, MobyMax, and Project Lead The Way. Operational systems include Frontline for human capital management, MySchoolBucks for cafeteria meal payments, Linewize for web content filtering, and Ninja One for device and IT management. State reporting is conducted through the MSIS/SAM Spectra system. The district employs a full administrative, instructional, and support staff across departments including Finance, Federal Programs, Special Services, Curriculum, Technology, Communications, Transportation (26+ bus drivers), Maintenance, Child Nutrition, and Campus Police.

MPSD is funded through three primary streams: Mississippi state per-pupil allocations, federal grants under Titles I, II, III, and IV of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, and local property taxes within district boundaries. Supplemental transactional revenue comes from paid student meals via MySchoolBucks. As a public entity, the district charges no tuition and provides free breakfast and lunch to qualifying families. Enrollment is automatic for district residents. The district holds a B accountability rating from the Mississippi Department of Education and operates under a publicly published Strategic Plan and Dropout Prevention Plan.

Name

Moss Point School District

Legal name

Moss Point School District

Website

https://mpsdnow.org

Company type

Public

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Moss Point School District is a publicly funded K-12 public school district operating six schools in Moss Point, Mississippi, serving district-resident students through general education, gifted, special education, career and technical, and alternative learning programs, funded by state, federal, and local government sources.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

K-12 Public Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (611110), Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111), Elementary and Secondary Schools (61111)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Public K–12 Combined Schools (EDAJAAAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Public School Districts (K–12) (EDADABAA), Public Special Education Schools & Programs (EDAJAAAH), Specialized Programs & Classrooms (Autism, Emotional/Behavioral, Intellectual/Developmental, Multi-Disability) (EDAJAKAH)

Keywords

• Public K-12 education
• Special education services
• Gifted education programs
• Career technical education
• Student transportation services

Headquarters

HQ city

Moss Point

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Others

Revenue model

1. State Funding: Primary funding from Mississippi state government allocated based on student enrollment and attendance.
2. Federal Grants: Federal funding through Titles I, II, III, and IV of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. Title I supports schools with high percentages of poor children. Title II provides professional development funding. Title III supports English Language Learners. Title IV provides flexible funding for well-rounded education, safe and healthy students, and technology.
3. Local Property Taxes: Local funding derived from property taxes within the Moss Point School District boundaries.
4. Meal Payments: Revenue from student meals for those not qualifying for free/reduced lunch programs. MySchoolBucks online payment system utilized.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Moss Point School District operates tuition-free K-12 public education across six schools in Moss Point, Mississippi, including primary, upper elementary, middle, and high school campuses, a Career and Technical Education Center, and an Alternative Learning Center. The district supplements classroom instruction with special education and Section 504 services, gifted LIFT pull-out programming, English Language Learner support, free and reduced-price meal programs, school bus transportation, and a Family Education Center that hosts a Pre-K 4 program and an Excel by 5 Resource Center for families with young children.

Product overview

Moss Point School District operates as a K-12 public school district offering educational programs across six schools: Kreole Primary Elementary, Escatawpa Upper Elementary, Magnolia Middle School, Moss Point High School, Career and Technical Education Center, and an Alternative Learning Center. The district's technology infrastructure includes a district website built on Finalsite, student/parent portals (ActiveParent/ActiveStudent), single sign-on through Clever, and various curriculum and assessment platforms including i-Ready, Renaissance (Accelerated Reader), Discovery Education, StemScopes, and Edgenuity. The district also provides meal management through MySchoolBucks, communication via ParentSquare, and operates specialized programs including Gifted/LIFT education, Special Services, and Career & Technical Education. The district's network and device management relies on Linewize for content filtering and Ninja One for IT support.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• K-12 Public Education Program
• Special Education Services
• Gifted Education / LIFT Program
• English Language Learner Services
• Career and Technical Education
• Alternative Learning Center Program
• Pre-K 4 Program and Family Education Center
• Child Nutrition Program
• School Bus Transportation
• Mental Health and Social-Emotional Learning (BE-Well)
• Athletics Program

Quantifiable outcome

• Graduation rate improvement and academic achievement gains reflected in annual district report cards
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration21 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Mississippi Department of EducationcoreOthersThe district coordinates federal grants in conjunction with the Mississippi Department of Education, receiving funding from Titles I, II, III, and IV. The department ensures compliance with state academic standards and educational guidelines.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Biloxi Public School District: Coastal Mississippi public K-12 district serving the city of Biloxi. Operates a similar portfolio of elementary, middle, and high schools with comparable CTE and special education programs, providing a peer benchmark for program breadth and accountability rating.
• Gulfport School District: Coastal Mississippi public K-12 district of comparable scale operating multiple elementary, middle, and high schools. Functions as a peer for per-pupil funding outcomes, staffing models, and ed-tech platform choices on the western side of the coast.
• Ocean Springs School District: Adjacent Jackson County public K-12 district consistently rated higher than MPSD. Competes directly for Moss Point families willing to cross district lines through school choice, making it the primary academic benchmark peer.
• Long Beach School District: Coastal Mississippi public K-12 district of similar size to MPSD, often cited as a higher-performing peer. Provides a useful benchmark for accountability rating migration and small-district operating efficiency.
• Pascagoula-Gautier School District: Neighboring public K-12 district in Jackson County, Mississippi, serving Pascagoula and Gautier with a comparable size, grade structure, and Gulf Coast labor market. Most direct competitor for student enrollment on the eastern side of Jackson County.
• Harrison County School District: Large neighboring Mississippi public K-12 district along the Gulf Coast serving suburban communities between Moss Point and Gulfport. Similar funding model, comparable Title program reliance, and direct enrollment competitor through school choice.
• Bay St. Louis-Waveland School District: Coastal Mississippi public K-12 district of comparable scale to Moss Point, sharing similar socioeconomic profile and Title I funding reliance. Useful peer for evaluating at-risk student support and federal program effectiveness.

Regional players

• Petal School District: Mississippi public K-12 district of similar size and B accountability profile operating outside the coastal region. Comparable peer for non-coastal small-district governance and program portfolio decisions within the same state funding framework.

Emerging players

• Stride (formerly K12 Inc): National online K-12 operator that competes indirectly through virtual learning alternatives. Edgenuity (a Stride product) is already deployed within MPSD for credit recovery, illustrating the partial overlap between traditional public districts and virtual K-12 providers.

Others

• Edmentum (Edgenuity parent): Ed-tech curriculum vendor supplying Edgenuity to MPSD for credit recovery and online coursework. Not a peer district but an ecosystem enabler whose pricing and product roadmap directly affect Moss Point's instructional capacity.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles19 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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M&A

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