This is a 6.1% decrease from the previous school year.
Dixie Attendance Center had the highest enrollment in the district with 498 students.
A snapshot of Forrest County School District showed 39.5% of students were Black, 21.1% were white, 4.7% were Hispanic, and 4.5% multiracial.
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 Enrollment % | Black or African American % | Hispanic of Latino % | Multiracial % | White % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dixie Attendance Center | 0% | 29.5% | 2.8% | 10.7% | 57.0% |
| Earl Travillion Attendance Center | 0% | 66.9% | 27.0% | 6.1% | 0% |
| North Forrest Attendance Center | 0% | 63.6% | 0% | 11.1% | 25.3% |
| North Forrest High School | 0% | 68.4% | 4.4% | 9.7% | 17.5% |
| Rawls Springs Attendance Center | 0% | 64.7% | 0% | 12.8% | 22.5% |
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