📍 693 Eatonville Road, Hattiesburg, Forrest County, 39401
North Forrest High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Hattiesburg, Forrest County. The school has 342 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Forrest County School District school district. It serves grades 7–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 36.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 9.4:1. 27% of students are proficient in reading. 42% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 84%. The school offers a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
North Forrest High School enrolls 342 students across grades 7–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 36.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 9.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 68% Black or African American, 18% White and 8.5% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 234 | 68% |
| White | 60 | 18% |
| Two or more races | 29 | 8.5% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 15 | 4.4% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
339 of the school's 342 students (99%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 294 qualify for free lunch and 45 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
North Forrest High School 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 34, state house district 103.
North Forrest High School 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 342 students, North Forrest High School is close to 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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