The Forrest County School District is a public

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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 largest city) and extending west into Lamar County. The city population was 45,989 at the 2010 census, with the populat ...

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(

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) It serves sections of

Forrest County Forrest County is located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 74,934. Its county seat and largest city is Hattiesburg. The county was created from Perry County in 1908 and named in honor of Nathan Bedfor ...

, including portions of Hattiesburg,

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, and Rawls Springs.

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is the largest community in the district.

Schools

*Grades 7-12 **North Forrest High School *Grades K-6 **

North Forrest Elementary The Forrest County School District is a public school district with its headquarters in Hattiesburg, Mississippi ( USA) It serves sections of Forrest County, including portions of Hattiesburg, Glendale, and Rawls Springs. Brooklyn is the larg ...

**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.

Previous school years

Accountability statistics

References

External links

* {{coord, 31.326962, -89.293061, display=title Education in Forrest County, Mississippi School districts in Mississippi Hattiesburg, Mississippi