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POPULAR REAL ESTATE NEAR Bay St. Louis, MS Bay Saint Louis, MS, Bay St. Louis, MS, Diamondhead, MS, Long Beach, MS (Beach Blvd/White Harbor Rd), Long Beach, MS (City Center), Long Beach, MS (Jones Mill), Pass Christian, MS (City Center/United State Merchant Marine School), Pass Christian, MS (De Lisle/Cuevas), Pass Christian, MS (North St/Henderson Ave), Waveland, MS

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| MEDIAN HOUSE VALUE | $158,432 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| RENTAL PRICE | very high cost relative to MS, low cost relative to the nation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NEIGHBORHOOD LOOK, FEEL, & CHARACTER |
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| THE SETTING | Suburban (based on population density), coastal |
| TYPE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS | mostly Single-family homes, some Complexes/high rise apartments, some Small apartment buildings, some Mobile homes, a few Rowhouses & attached homes |
| SIZE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS | mostly Medium-sized dwellings (3 or 4 bedrooms), some Small dwellings (1, 2 or no bedrooms), a few Large dwellings (4, 5 or more bedrooms) |
| AGE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS | mostly Well established older homes (Built 1940 - 1969), some Established but not old (Built 1970 - 1994), some Historic homes (Built 1939 or earlier), a few Newer Homes (Built 1995 or later) |
| HOME OWNERSHIP | Mixed owners & renters |
| SPECIAL CHARACTER | mostly Nautical, Artsy/funky, Walkable |
| THE NEIGHBORS | DETAILS |
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| AGE & LIFESTYLE | mostly Young singles-upwardly mobile (young, educated, professionally employed, and single), some Mixed ages, some Families with children (family households with school-aged children), some Seniors (people 65 and over), some College students (people currently attending college) |
| EDUCATION LEVEL | Rating: 6 (5 is average for the U.S., 10 is most educated) |
| INCOME | Lower middle income (somewhat below average income for America) |
| OCCUPATIONS | mostly Sales & Service workers, some Executive, managerial & professional, some Manufacturing & Laborers, some Clerical, assistants & technical support, some Government employees |
| ETHNICITY/ANCESTRY | mostly White (non-Hispanic), some Black, some Irish ancestry, some Italian ancestry, some Hispanic |
| LANGUAGES | mostly English speaking, some Spanish speaking, some French speaking, some Portuguese speaking |
1,441 Students enrolled in District
| DISTRICT RATING COMPARED TO STATE (10 is best) |
7 |
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| Better than: of MS school districts |
62.8% |
DISTRICT RATING![]() COMPARED TO U.S. (10 is best) |
2 |
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| Better than: of US school districts |
14.0% |
STUDENTS PER CLASSROOM![]() |
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| 10 |
| STATE AVERAGE 16 |
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| SCHOOLS IN THIS DISTRICT | GRADES |
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| BAY HIGH SCHOOL 750 BLUE MEADOW ROAD, BAY ST LOUIS, MS 39520 (228) 467-5297 |
09-12 |
| BAY WAVELAND MIDDLE SCHOOL 600 PINE ST., BAY ST. LOUIS, MS 39520 (228) 463-0315 |
06-08 |
| NORTH BAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 740 DUNBAR AVENUE, BAY ST LOUIS, MS 39520 (228) 467-4757 |
KG-03 |
| SECOND STREET ELEMENTARY 400 N SECOND STREET, BAY ST LOUIS, MS 39520 (228) 467-4052 |
04-05 |
| WAVELAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 1101 ST JOSEPH STREET, WAVELAND, MS 39576 (228) 467-6630 |
KG-03 |
| ETHNIC/RACIAL GROUPS | THIS DISTRICT | THIS STATE |
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| WHITE (NON-HISPANIC) (%) | 76.2 | 46.5 |
| BLACK (%) | 20.1 | 51.2 |
| HISPANIC (%) | 2.3 | 1.4 |
| ASIAN OR PACIFIC ISLANDER (%) | 1.3 | 0.8 |
| AMERICAN INDIAN OR NATIVE OF ALASKA (%) | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| ECONOMIC GROUPS | THIS DISTRICT | THIS STATE |
| ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED (%) | NO DATA | 69.5 |
| FOR THIS DISTRICT | PER STUDENT | TOTAL | % OF TOTAL |
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| INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES | $7,993 | $11,518,000 | 29.8 |
| SUPPORT EXPENDITURES | |||
| STUDENT | $672 | $969,000 | 2.5 |
| STAFF | $1,082 | $1,559,000 | 4.0 |
| GENERAL ADMINISTRATION | $764 | $1,101,000 | 2.8 |
| SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION | $883 | $1,273,000 | 3.3 |
| OPERATION | $4,517 | $6,509,000 | 16.8 |
| TRANSPORTATION | $318 | $458,000 | 1.2 |
| OTHER | $235 | $338,000 | 0.9 |
| TOTAL SUPPORT | $8,471 | $12,207,000 | 31.6 |
| NON-INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES | $10,337 | $14,895,000 | 38.6 |
| TOTAL EXPENDITURES | $26,801 | $38,620,000 | 100.0 |
Bay St. Louis EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT ![]() |
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| ADULTS IN Bay St. Louis WITH COLLEGE DEGREE OR HIGHER (%) | 21.0 |
| CHILDREN IN Bay St. Louis LIVING IN POVERTY (%) | 23.6 |
Bay St. Louis is a somewhat small coastal city (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of Mississippi. With a population of 8,288 people and just one neighborhood, Bay St. Louis is the 44th largest community in Mississippi.
Unlike some cities , Bay St. Louis isn't mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Bay St. Louis are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Bay St. Louis is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Bay St. Louis who work in office and administrative support jobs (13.66%), sales jobs (9.37%), and teaching (8.90%).
Also of interest is that Bay St. Louis has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
The city is also nautical, which means that parts of Bay St. Louis are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Quite often, nautical areas such as these attract visitors and locals who come to enjoy the scenery and various waterfront activities.
Being a small city, Bay St. Louis does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
In terms of college education, Bay St. Louis is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 14.96% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 25.06% of adults in Bay St. Louis have a college degree.
The per capita income in Bay St. Louis in 2000 was $18,483, which is wealthy relative to Mississippi, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $73,932 for a family of four.
Bay St. Louis is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Bay St. Louis home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Bay St. Louis is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Bay St. Louis include French, Irish, Italian, German, English, and French Canadian.
The most common language spoken in Bay St. Louis is English. Some people also speak Spanish.
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