Forrest County School District
A public school district in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, with 6 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 2,124
- Students enrolled
- 181
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 398.4
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $14,536
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 2,124 in 2024–25
- Ranks 4,338th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 68th of 152 in Mississippi. Larger than 75% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $14,536 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 40% of the 17,189 districts with a spending figure. Current spending leaves out buildings and debt, and a district of a few pupils can spend far more per pupil than any large one.
Spending and revenue
Forrest County School District spent $14,536 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $6,812 in fiscal year 2005
Current spending per pupil, each fiscal year: current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them to NCES. In the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. A year with no column is a year the survey has no figure for.
U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics — School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal year 2005 onwards
The figures behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $14,536 | $30.9 million | 2,129 |
| FY2022 | $13,333 | $28.8 million | 2,160 |
| FY2021 | $11,850 | $25.7 million | 2,169 |
| FY2020 | $11,336 | $25.2 million | 2,226 |
| FY2019 | $10,988 | $24.7 million | 2,245 |
| FY2018 | $9,940 | $23.1 million | 2,320 |
| FY2017 | $9,465 | $21.7 million | 2,289 |
| FY2016 | $9,311 | $21.6 million | 2,325 |
| FY2015 | $9,014 | $21.8 million | 2,421 |
| FY2014 | $8,770 | $21.2 million | 2,417 |
| FY2013 | $8,670 | $20.4 million | 2,352 |
| FY2012 | $8,646 | $20.7 million | 2,389 |
| FY2011 | $8,786 | $21.2 million | 2,413 |
| FY2010 | $8,366 | $20.7 million | 2,475 |
| FY2009 | $8,432 | $20.3 million | 2,410 |
| FY2008 | $8,899 | $21.6 million | 2,426 |
| FY2007 | $8,286 | $20.8 million | 2,506 |
| FY2006 | $7,251 | $18.0 million | 2,488 |
| FY2005 | $6,812 | $16.4 million | 2,408 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $12.4 million | 33.5% |
| State | $14.2 million | 38.4% |
| Local | $10.4 million | 28.0% |
| Total | $37.0 million |
Federal, state and local revenue as the F-33 records them. Each share is of the survey’s total revenue, so a part withheld does not inflate the others.
The district’s schools
6 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Dixie Attendance Center | 487 |
| Earl Travillion Attendance Center | 261 |
| North Forrest Elementary School | 209 |
| North Forrest High School | 349 |
| Rawls Springs Attendance Center | 214 |
| South Forrest Attendance Center | 604 |
The district’s entry
- Status
- Open
- Type
- Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union
- Charter status
- Not a charter district
- Grades
- Pre-kindergarten to Grade 12
- NCES district ID
- 2801490
Elsewhere
- Public schools in Mississippi — enrollment, teachers and spending across the state, against the nation.
- Every school district in Mississippi — A to Z, each with its page.
- Mississippi on the American Factbook — the state’s entry, across every hub.
Sources
- Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25 — National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25.
- School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal years 2005 to 2023
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "School District Finance Survey (F-33)," fiscal years 2005 to 2023.
Data retrieved