Education

Stone County School District
Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College
University of Southern Mississippi
William Carey University
Other Colleges and Universities within a 100 mile radius of Stone County

Stone County School District
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• Number of accredited public schools: 4
• Elementary schools: 2
• Middle school: 1
• High school: 1

Performance classification, 2005-2006

• Level 4 (exemplary) Schools: 1
• Level 3 (successful) Schools: 3

Superintendent of Education

James Morrison
214 Critz Street
601.928.7247

Perkinston Elementary School

Grades K-5
Dr. Gwen Miller, Principal
40 2nd Street , Perkinston
601.928.3380

Stone Elementary School

Grades K-5
Shelia Leggett, Principal
1652 Central Avenue East
601.928.5473

Stone Middle School

Grades 6-8
Mike Gavin, Principal
532 Central Avenue East
601.928.4876

Stone High School

Grades 9-12
Davey Ladner, Principal
400 Border Avenue East
601.928.5492

• Enrollment: 2,645 students
• Certified Employees: 189
• Master Degrees: 63
• Specialist Degrees: 1
• Non-Certified Support Staff: 168
• Student/Teacher Ratio: 15/1
• Expenditure per Pupil: $5,560

Programs

Elementary

• Computer-based instruction.

Stone Middle School

• Computer Labs
• Foreign language
• Art/Music (Enrichment and/or Remediation)

Stone High School

• Academic Courses: 38
• Vocational courses: 17
• Non-Academic Courses: 4
• Extracurricular Activities: Athletics, Choral Music, Band
• The Stone High School Band is the current 4A State Marching Band Champion
• The band held this title in 2004
• In 2001, the band participated in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade
• In 2005, the SHS band received an invitation to participate in the inaugural parade in Washington, D.C.
• For the past 20 years, the band has earned all-superior ratings in the state marching band competition

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College

Mississippi Gulf Coast community College serves South Mississippi with eight convenient locations, including three comprehensive campuses. Its mission statement: to make a positive difference in people’s lives every day.

Offering a mix of university-parallel programs, career and technical programs, workforce development, and lifelong-learning courses, MGCCC meets the needs of a diverse community. MGCCC has been listed for four years in a row on Community College Week’s list of the Top 100 Associate Degree Producers in the nation. Ranked at 89, MGCCC is the only community college in the states of Mississippi, Alabama, Louisiana, Tennessee and Arkansas to make the list.

MGCCC: Four campuses; main campus is in Perkinston, 5 miles south of Wiggins

Contact Information:

PERKINSTON CAMPUS
PO Box 548
Perkinston, MS 39573
Director of Admissions Telephone:
601.928.6333
http://www.mgccc.edu

The University of Southern Mississippi

Main Campus: Hattiesburg, MS, 37 miles north of Wiggins

Nationally Recognized Programs: Polymer Science, Chemistry, School of Fine Arts, Business Administration, Computer Science and Nursing.

USM has the nation’s largest ROTC program

Degrees Offered:

Doctorate Degrees: 20

Specialist’s Degrees: 15

Master’s Degrees: 56

Sports: Football, Basketball, Baseball, Golf, Tennis, Track and Field, Swimming, Diving, Cross Country, Women’s Basketball and Women’s Softball.

Conference: USA

Contact Information:

The University of Southern Mississippi
Office of Admissions
Box 5166
Hattiesburg, MS 39406-5166
601.266.5000
http://www.usm.edu

William Carey University

Located in Hattiesburg, 35 miles north of Wiggins

Coeducational and denominational.

Liberal Arts: School of Arts and Science, the School of Music, the School of Nursing, the School of Business, the Division of Continuing Education, and the Graduate Division.

Graduate Programs: Master’s Degree in Music Education, Church Music, Education and Counseling Psychology

Specialist Program: Specialist in Education Degree.

Sports: Baseball, Men’s and Women’s Softball, Men’s and Women’s soccer. Conference: Gulf Coast Athletic

Contact information:

William Carey University
498 Tuscan Ave
Hattiesburg, MS 39401
601.582.5051
800.962.5991
http://www.wmcarey.edu

Other colleges and universities within a 100 mile radius of Stone County:

• Pearl River Community College : www.prcc.edu

Colleges within 100 miles in Louisiana

• The University of New Orleans: www.uno.edu
• Tulane University : www.tulane.edu
• Xavier University of Louisiana: www.xula.edu
• Loyola University : cas.loyno.edu

Colleges within 100 miles in Alabama

• Spring Hill College : www.shc.edu
• University of South Alabama : www.southalabama.edu
• University of Mobile : www.umobile.edu