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B+
Schools in Rawls Springs · Forrest County Schools

Rawls Springs’s public schools outscore 73% of Mississippi districts

The grade covers the public school district serving Rawls Springs, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Mississippi, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Mississippi state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
46%
▲ 4 pts vs MS 42%
2021–22
Math proficiency
51%
▲ 4 pts vs MS 47%
2021–22
Spent per student
$13.8K
▲ 11% vs MS $12.4K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.0
MS 13.9 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
1,915 students on the public path
In brief

Rawls Springs’s schools, in brief

Above the state on tests

Reading proficiency is 46% and math 51% in spring 2022, against 42% and 47% statewide. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $13,803 per student, against $12,392 across Mississippi (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then four middle and one high school

Which school depends on the address at the later steps. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Rawls Springs’s grade

B+ Test scores

B+: better than 73% of Mississippi school districts. Test scores are above the Mississippi average; there is no graduation rate to add.

Mississippi school districts we grade (150)Better than 73%
Lower resultsHigher results
Mississippi towns with similar household incomes (165)Better than 71%
B+A−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 1,305 test results could put Rawls Springs anywhere from B+ to A−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of Rawls Springs’s students in the tested grades sat them (1,303 in math, 1,307 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Rawls Springs, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6Rawls Springs Attendance CenterForrest County SchoolsB
7–84 middle schoolsDepends on your addressC to A−
9–12North Forrest High Schoolin HattiesburgB

Rawls Springs’s public schools are run by Forrest County Schools, which also serves Hattiesburg. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Forrest County SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 6 schools · 2,124 students, down 2% since 2020–21 · 12.0 per teacher (MS 13.9)
$13,803MS $12,392 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading46%
State average 41.7% · 1307 students tested
Math51%
State average 47% · 1303 students tested

Rawls Springs vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Mississippi towns that share Rawls Springs’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Rawls SpringsB+Forrest County Schools
HattiesburgB+Hattiesburg Public PK–12 · Forrest County Schools PK–12

Every school in Rawls Springs

5 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Mississippi’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Rawls Springsby address
Rawls Springs Attendance Center
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Hattiesburg
B
214 students12:1Rate it →
Also serving Rawls Springsin other towns
South Forrest Attendance Center
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Brooklyn
B+
604 students17:1Rate it →
Dixie Attendance Center
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Hattiesburg
A−
487 students12:1Rate it →
Earl Travillion Attendance Center
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Hattiesburg
C
261 students10:1Rate it →
North Forrest High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Hattiesburg
B
349 students10:1Rate it →

Questions about Rawls Springs’s schools

Are Rawls Springs’s schools good?

By Mississippi’s own tests, yes: the public schools Rawls Springs children attend outscore 73% of Mississippi’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 71%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Rawls Springs in?

Forrest County Schools, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 2,124 students in 6 schools (2024–25).

Where do Rawls Springs kids go to high school?

North Forrest High School in Hattiesburg, with 349 students; its own test results earn a B.

How much does Rawls Springs spend per student?

$13,803 in Forrest County Schools (FY2024), against $12,392 across Mississippi. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Mississippi. Stars are from neighbors.