Pine Belt Times

Of the 10,549 students enrolled in Forrest County schools in 2020-2021, 47.4% were Black or African American, according to the Mississippi Department of Education. This was the most represented ethnicity among Forrest County students.

This is a 0.2% decrease from the previous school year.

Hattiesburg High School had the highest enrollment of Black or African American students in the 2020-2021 school year.

A snapshot of Forrest County schools showed 47.4% students were Black or African American, 41.4% were White, 4.6% were Hispanic or Latino and 3.4% were Two or More Races.

There are 20 schools in Forrest County.

Mississippi has continually struggled with public education. The most recent Report Card on American Education, from a right-leaning think tank, gave the state a C-. This is consistent with ratings stretching back nearly one decade.

The nonpartisan Education Week also ranked Mississippi schools as C- in their most recent analysis.

School	Asian Enrollment %	Black or African American %	Hispanic of Latino %	Two or More Races %	White %
Dixie Attendance Center	-	28.2	-	7.4	61.6
Earl Travillion Attendance Center	-	73.7	17.7	-	-
Forrest County Agricultural High School	-	27.6	-	3.6	66.7
Grace Christian Elementary School	-	97.3	-	-	-
Hattiesburg High School	-	91.6	4.3	-	2.8
Hawkins Elementary School	-	77.3	18.5	-	-
Lillie Burney Steam Academy	-	86.1	9.2	-	-
N.R. Burger Middle School	-	91.1	6.1	-	-
North Forrest Attendance Center	-	59.2	-	8.8	29.2
North Forrest High School	-	71.3	-	7.2	15.7
Petal Elementary School	-	15.5	-	4	77
Petal High School	-	17.4	5.6	3.9	71.6
Petal Middle School	-	19.1	5.5	4.4	70.2
Petal Primary School	-	15.2	4.7	6.9	72.5
Petal Upper Elementary School	-	17.8	7	-	69
Rawls Springs Attendance Center	-	66.8	-	5.9	24.8
Rowan Elementary School	-	97.4	-	-	-
South Forrest Attendance Center	-	-	-	8.4	86.9
Thames Elementary School	-	87.1	-	5.7	5.1
Woodley Elementary School	-	71.1	19.2	-	-

Some information provided by the Mississippi Department of Education may be incomplete.