Pine Belt Times

Of the 10,325 students in Lamar County schools, 50.1% were men and 49.9% were women, according to the Mississippi Department of Education.

The previous year, the student body across Lamar County schools was 50.6% men and 49.5% women.

Oak Grove High School in Hattiesburg had the highest number of boy and girl students.

There are 16 schools within Lamar 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	Men	Women
Baxterville School	123	138
Longleaf Elementary School	348	347
Lumberton Elementary School	150	154
Lumberton High School	127	122
Oak Grove High School	848	916
Oak Grove Lower Elementary School	292	284
Oak Grove Middle School	694	681
Oak Grove Primary School	342	382
Oak Grove Upper Elementary School	316	312
Purvis High School	296	276
Purvis Lower Elementary School	232	198
Purvis Middle School	209	183
Purvis Upper Elementary School	207	153
Sumrall Elementary School	448	447
Sumrall High School	299	300
Sumrall Middle School	246	255

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