Regular local school district · Forrest County
Hattiesburg School District, MS: schools, enrollment and spending
Hattiesburg School District runs 9 public schools with 3,918 students in grades PK to 13. Its ratio of 13.1 students per teacher is 1.0 lower than the Mississippi figure of 14.1.Listed in NCES data as "Hattiesburg".
At a glance
- Schools
- 9
- Students
- 3,918
- Teachers (FTE)
- 298
- Students per teacher
- 13.1
- MS: 14.1 · US: 15.3
- Address
- 301 Mamie St, Hattiesburg, MS 39401
- Phone
- (601)582-5078
- County
- Forrest County
- Locale
- City: Small
- Grades offered
- PK to 13
- Agency type
- Regular local school district
- NCES district ID
- 2801800
- State district ID
- MS-1820
- Total staff (FTE)
- 570
- School counselors (FTE)
- 14.0About 280 students per counselor.
- School administrators (FTE)
- 22.0
Students per teacher compared
This district13.1
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 (3,698), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
- Total revenue
- $57.1 million
- Federal revenue
- $12.6 million
- State revenue
- $20.5 million
- Local revenue
- $23.9 million
- Total spending
- $62.0 million
- Spending per pupil
- $16,777
- Salaries
- $24.7 million39.8% of total spending.
- Long-term debt (end of year)
- $28.6 million
Where revenue came from
- Federal: 22.1%
- State: 36.0%
- Local: 41.9%
Mississippi overall
- Federal: 19.3%
- State: 46.0%
- Local: 34.7%
Spending per pupil compared
This district$16,777
Mississippi$12,016
United States$16,826
Schools in Hattiesburg School District
By level: 1 high, 2 middle, 5 elementary, 1 other. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
| Grace Christian ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 367 | 16.7 |
| Hattiesburg High SchoolCEP school | High | 9 to 13 | 1,014 | 12.2 |
| Hattiesburg STEAM AcademyCEP school | Middle | 6 | 263 | 13.8 |
| Hawkins ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 283 | 12.3 |
| Lillie Burney Learning Center | Other | 4 to 12 | 0 | |
| N R Burger MiddleCEP school | Middle | 7 to 8 | 525 | 10.5 |
| Rowan ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 425 | 17.0 |
| Thames ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 619 | 15.5 |
| Woodley ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 422 | 16.2 |
Nearby and related
Other districts in Forrest County
- Petal School District 4,253 students
- Forrest County School District 2,124 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.