This is a 1.8% decrease from the previous school year.
Hattiesburg High School had the highest enrollment in the district with 964 students.
A snapshot of Hattiesburg Public School District showed 84.7% of students were Black, 7.4% were Hispanic, 2.9% were multiracial, 2.4% were white, and 0.3% Asian.
Hattiesburg Public School District roughly covers eight 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 % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grace Christian Elementary School | 0% | 88.7% | 0% | 11.3% | 0% |
| Hattiesburg High School | 0% | 90.6% | 5.5% | 1.8% | 2.1% |
| Hattiesburg Steam Academy | 0% | 85.5% | 7.6% | 6.9% | 0% |
| Hawkins Elementary School | 0% | 64.8% | 24.8% | 6.7% | 3.7% |
| N.R. Burger Middle School | 0% | 86.6% | 8.7% | 4.7% | 0% |
| Rowan Elementary School | 0% | 95.1% | 0% | 4.9% | 0% |
| Thames Elementary School | 1.9% | 86.7% | 0% | 7.4% | 4.0% |
| Woodley Elementary School | 0% | 67.4% | 19.2% | 4.4% | 9.0% |
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