Of the 2,106 students enrolled in Forrest County School District in the 2023-24 school year, 41.2% were Black, according to the Mississippi Department of Education.
This is a 1.7% increase over the previous school year.
Among the five schools in the district, Dixie Attendance Center had the largest enrollment of Black students in the 2023-24 school year.
A snapshot of Forrest County School District’s student body showed that 42.7% of students were Black, 42.1% were white, 8.2% were multiracial, and 6.1% were Hispanic.
Forrest County School District roughly covers five schools and has a main office in Hattiesburg.
Mississippi’s schools, with an enrollment of 436,523 in the 2023-24 academic year, are mostly divided between two ethnicities, with Black or African American students being the largest racial group at 46.86%, followed by white students at 42.14%.
Students in the state showed a significant improvement in the 2022-23 academic year, demonstrating sustained progress in their post-pandemic recovery. Overall, 87% of schools and 91% of districts achieved a grade of C or better, compared to 81% of schools and 87% of districts in the prior year.
Results from the 2022-23 Mississippi Academic Assessment Program (MAAP) showed students reaching an all-time high in all core subjects. Students better performed on the Math and English portion of the test, achieving grades around 5% better than in the previous year.
| School | % Asian | % Black or African American | % Hispanic or Latino | % Multiracial | % White |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dixie Attendance Center | 0% | 31.0% | 0% | 13.4% | 55.6% |
| Earl Travillion Attendance Center | 0% | 70.5% | 20.5% | 5.1% | 3.9% |
| North Forrest Attendance Center | 0% | 67.8% | 4.7% | 6.5% | 21.0% |
| North Forrest High School | 0% | 70.6% | 4.9% | 9.2% | 15.3% |
| Rawls Springs Attendance Center | 6.5% | 64.2% | 5.1% | 5.6% | 18.6% |
