📍 790 Elks Lake Road, Hattiesburg, Forrest County, 39401
Dixie Attendance Center is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Hattiesburg, Forrest County. The school has 498 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Forrest County School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 42.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.7:1. 49% of students are proficient in reading. 50% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Dixie Attendance Center enrolls 498 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 42.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 57% White, 30% Black or African American and 11% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 284 | 57% |
| Black or African American | 147 | 30% |
| Two or more races | 53 | 11% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 14 | 2.8% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
495 of the school's 498 students (99%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 326 qualify for free lunch and 169 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Dixie Attendance Center is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). 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-40, state senate district 45, state house district 87.
Dixie Attendance Center is one of 6 schools in Forrest County School District, based in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. The district serves 2,124 students district-wide and employs 203 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 498 students, Dixie Attendance Center is larger than the district average of about 354 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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