The Forrest County School District is a public
school district
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with its headquarters in
Hattiesburg
Hattiesburg is a city in the U.S. state of Mississippi, located primarily in Forrest County (where it is the county seat and most populous city) and extending west into Lamar County. The city population was 48,730 in 2020, making it the 5th m ...
,
Mississippi
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(
USA
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)
It serves sections of
Forrest County, including portions of Hattiesburg,
Glendale, and
Rawls Springs.
Brooklyn
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is the largest community in the district.
Schools
*Grades 7-12
**North Forrest High School
*Grades K-6
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North Forrest Elementary
**Rawls Springs Attendance Center
**Earl Travillion Attendance Center
*Grades K-8
**Dixie Attendance Center
**South Forrest Attendance Center
Demographics
2006-07 school year
There were a total of 2,506 students enrolled in the Forrest County School District during the 2006–2007 school year. The gender makeup of the district was 49% female and 51% male. The racial makeup of the district was 41.30% African American, 57.42% White, 0.84% Hispanic, 0.36% Asian, and 0.08% Native American.
56.5% of the district's students were eligible to receive free lunch.
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Previous school years
Accountability statistics
See also
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List of school districts in Mississippi
This is a list of school districts in Mississippi.
School districts which are independent governments as per the U.S. Census Bureau include county-wide school districts, consolidated school districts, municipal separate school districts, specia ...
References
External links
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Education in Forrest County, Mississippi
School districts in Mississippi
Hattiesburg, Mississippi