📍 5198 Old Highway11, Hattiesburg, Lamar County, 39402
Oak Grove High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Hattiesburg, Lamar County. The school has 1,777 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Lamar County School District school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 110.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.1:1. 58% of students are proficient in reading. 42% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 94%. The school offers 9 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Oak Grove High School enrolls 1,777 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 110.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 46% White, 39% Black or African American and 6.6% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 823 | 46% |
| Black or African American | 688 | 39% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 117 | 6.6% |
| Two or more races | 92 | 5.2% |
| Asian | 55 | 3.1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,774 of the school's 1,777 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 914 qualify for free lunch and 860 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Oak Grove High School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Small). 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 44, state house district 87.
Oak Grove High School is one of 17 schools in Lamar County School District, based in Purvis, Mississippi. The district serves 10,318 students district-wide and employs 806 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,777 students, Oak Grove High School is larger than the district average of about 607 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Small
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