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B+

Forrest County Schools

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Hattiesburg.

Hattiesburg’s School Grade B+ better than 73% of Mississippi school districts

Students
2,124
Schools
6
Spent per student
$13,803
MS $12,392
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
79%
Debt
$6.8M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Forrest County Schools

  • Its letter, B+: results better than 73% of Mississippi districts
  • Graduation rate 6 pts above the state
  • Spends 11% more per student than the MS average
  • 12 students per teacher
  • Debt of $6.8M, about $3,213 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B+: better than 73% of the 150 Mississippi school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math above the state, 2021–22
B+
The town it serves, and its School Grade
B+Hattiesburg 48,802

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Hattiesburg. Grade by grade →

PK–56 elementary schoolsHattiesburg Public School District
6–82 middle schoolsHattiesburg Public School District
9–12Hattiesburg High SchoolHattiesburg Public School District

Test scores vs. MS

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency51%
State average 47% · 1,303 students tested
Reading / language arts46%
State average 41.7% · 1,307 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–100%
State average 89.4% · 50 in the class · small group: the state reports a range

100% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$13,803 per student · 11% above MS
Spending
Classroom instruction 55%Support & administration 39%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 33%State 42%Federal 25%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
2,169’20
2,160’21
2,129’22
2,106’23
2,124’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 43%Black 39%Two or more races 9%Hispanic 8%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

6 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Mississippi’s other public schools.

South Forrest Attendance Center
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Brooklyn
B+
604 students17:1
Dixie Attendance Center
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Hattiesburg
A−
487 students12:1
Earl Travillion Attendance Center
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Hattiesburg
C
261 students10:1
Rawls Springs Attendance Center
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Hattiesburg
B
214 students12:1
North Forrest Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Hattiesburg
B−
209 students11:1
North Forrest High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Hattiesburg
B
349 students10:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Petal School DistrictPetal
$11,074per student

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Mississippi.