📍 511 Cleveland Street, Forest, Scott County, 39074
Forest High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Forest, Scott County. The school has 464 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Forest Municipal School Dist school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 27.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.9:1. 17% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 82%. The school offers dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Forest High School enrolls 464 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 27.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 48% Black or African American, 39% Hispanic or Latino and 8.6% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 224 | 48% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 180 | 39% |
| White | 40 | 8.6% |
| Two or more races | 15 | 3.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
464 of the school's 464 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 464 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Forest High School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Remote). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MS-30, state senate district 31, state house district 75.
Forest High School is one of 3 schools in Forest Municipal School District, based in FOREST, Mississippi. The district serves 1,638 students district-wide and employs 114 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 464 students, Forest High School is smaller than the district average of about 546 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote