| | Ocean Springs, MS | Long Beach, MS | United States |
| Expend. per Student | $11,685 | $11,501 | $15,905 |
| Educ. Expend. per Student | $10,559 | $9,480 | $13,142 |
| Instr. Expend. per Student | $6,005 | $5,535 | $7,999 |
| Pupil/Teacher Ratio | 14.38 | 15.5 | 16.23 |
| Students per Librarian | 390 | 601 | 4573 |
| Students per Counselor | 374 | 577 | 530 |
| Grade School Educ. | 2.1% | 1.4% | 4.8% |
| Some High School Educ. | 2.7% | 4.5% | 6.3% |
| High School Educ. | 95.2% | 94.0% | 88.9% |
| Some College Educ. | 24.5% | 21.1% | 20.0% |
| 2 yr College Grad. | 11.1% | 13.0% | 8.7% |
| 4 yr College Grad. | 39.3% | 27.1% | 33.7% |
| Masters Grad. | 9.4% | 8.9% | 9.3% |
| Professional Degree | 2.7% | 0.8% | 2.2% |
| Doctorate Degree | 2.6% | 0.4% | 1.5% |