District profile / Mississippi

Forrest County School District

Hattiesburg, Mississippi · Public school district · #68 of 109 Mississippi districts by enrollment

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2,124

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$11,850

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 18% above the Mississippi median

11.7

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Mississippi median 13.3

Forrest County School District is a public school district based in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, serving 2,124 students in 6 schools. By enrollment it ranks #68 of the 109 Mississippi districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 38% of them. Its schools average 354 students each, fewer than the Mississippi median of 399. It spends about $11,850 per student on day-to-day operations, 18% more than the Mississippi median. It has roughly 11.7 students per teacher.

How Forrest County compares

Forrest CountyMississippi median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$11,850

Mississippi median $10,034 · 18% above · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$6,686

Mississippi median $5,828 · 15% above · FY2020-21

Students per school354

Mississippi median 399 · 11% below · 2024-25

Students per teacher11.7

Mississippi median 13.3 · 12% below · 2024-25

Students per counselor1,062

Mississippi median 382 · 178% above · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$30.5 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 25%State 41%Local 35%

Measure	Forrest County	Mississippi median	Year
Current spending per student	$11,850	$10,034	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$6,686	$5,828	FY2020-21
Total spending	$28.8 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$30.5 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	181	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	398	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	11.7	13.3	2024-25
Students per counselor	1,062	382	2024-25

Spending: NCES school district finance survey (F-33), FY2020-21. Staffing and enrollment: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25. Via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. The Mississippi median compares districts with 1,000 or more students.

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Peer districts in Mississippi

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District	Students	Schools	Spending per student	Students per teacher	Rank
New Albany Public SchoolsNew Albany	2,149	5	$9,718	14.2	#66
North Pike SchoolsSummit	2,135	5	$9,541	13.9	#67
Forrest County School DistrictHattiesburg · this district	2,124	6	$11,850	11.7	#68
McComb School DistrictMcComb	2,121	8	$11,701	13.1	#69
Copiah County School DistrictHazlehurst	2,077	4	$9,103	14.6	#70

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Scotts Valley UnifiedScotts Valley, CA	2,126	$10,643	21.5
Pike CountyTroy, AL	2,124	$13,186	16.1
New Fairfield School DistrictNew Fairfield, CT	2,123	$22,830	11.5
Morgan County SchoolsBerkeley Springs, WV	2,123	$12,371	13.8

Peers are the districts closest in enrollment, so they can still differ in many other ways. Enrollment, school counts and phone numbers are from the NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25.

Printed from Superintendent's Corner: https://superintendentscorner.com/district-ms-forrest-county-school-district