Regular local school district · Forrest County
Forrest County School District, MS: schools, enrollment and spending
Forrest County School District runs 6 public schools with 2,124 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 11.7 students per teacher is 2.4 lower than the Mississippi figure of 14.1.
At a glance
- Schools
- 6
- Students
- 2,124
- Teachers (FTE)
- 181
- Students per teacher
- 11.7
- MS: 14.1 · US: 15.3
- Address
- 400 Forrest Street, Hattiesburg, MS 39401
- Phone
- (601)545-6054
- County
- Forrest County
- Locale
- Rural: Fringe
- Grades offered
- PK to 12
- Agency type
- Regular local school district
- NCES district ID
- 2801490
- State district ID
- MS-1800
- Total staff (FTE)
- 398
- School counselors (FTE)
- 2.0About 1,062 students per counselor.
- School administrators (FTE)
- 9.0
Students per teacher compared
This district11.7
Mississippi14.1
United States15.3
2020 finance data
From the F-33 School District Finance Survey for fiscal year 2020, in nominal dollars. Enrollment used for per-pupil figures is the finance survey count (2,169), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
- Total revenue
- $30.5 million
- Federal revenue
- $7.5 million
- State revenue
- $12.5 million
- Local revenue
- $10.5 million
- Total spending
- $28.8 million
- Spending per pupil
- $13,293
- Salaries
- $16.0 million55.6% of total spending.
- Long-term debt (end of year)
- $3.1 million
Where revenue came from
- Federal: 24.5%
- State: 41.0%
- Local: 34.5%
Mississippi overall
- Federal: 19.3%
- State: 46.0%
- Local: 34.7%
Spending per pupil compared
This district$13,293
Mississippi$12,016
United States$16,826
Schools in Forrest County School District
By level: 1 high, 5 elementary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
| Dixie Attendance Center | Elementary | PK to 8 | 487 | 12.2 |
| Earl Travillion Attendance Center | Elementary | PK to 8 | 261 | 10.0 |
| North Forrest Elementary School | Elementary | PK to 6 | 209 | 11.0 |
| North Forrest High School | High | 7 to 12 | 349 | 9.7 |
| Rawls Springs Attendance Center | Elementary | PK to 6 | 214 | 12.6 |
| South Forrest Attendance Center | Elementary | PK to 8 | 604 | 16.8 |
Nearby and related
Other districts in Forrest County
- Petal School District 4,253 students
- Hattiesburg School District 3,918 students
- Forrest County Agricultural High School 562 students
More in Mississippi
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Finance figures are 2020 finance data in nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.