Of the 1,630 students enrolled in Forest Municipal School District in the 2023-24 school year, 45.5% were Hispanic, according to the Mississippi Department of Education.
This is a 2.5% increase over the previous school year.
Among the three schools in the district, Forest Elementary School had the largest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2023-24 school year.
A snapshot of Forest Municipal School District’s student body showed that 45.5% of students were Hispanic, 41.3% were Black, 7.9% were white, and 4.3% were multiracial.
Forest Municipal School District roughly covers three schools within Scott County and has a main office in Forest.
Mississippi’s schools, with an enrollment of 436,523 in the 2023-24 academic year, are mostly divided between two ethnicities, with Black or African American students being the largest racial group at 46.86%, followed by white students at 42.14%.
Students in the state showed a significant improvement in the 2022-23 academic year, demonstrating sustained progress in their post-pandemic recovery. Overall, 87% of schools and 91% of districts achieved a grade of C or better, compared to 81% of schools and 87% of districts in the prior year.
Results from the 2022-23 Mississippi Academic Assessment Program (MAAP) showed students reaching an all-time high in all core subjects. Students better performed on the Math and English portion of the test, achieving grades around 5% better than in the previous year.
| School | % Asian | % Black or African American | % Hispanic or Latino | % Multiracial | % White |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forest Elementary School | 0% | 41.3% | 47.4% | 6.5% | 4.8% |
| Forest High School | 0% | 43.9% | 42.6% | 4.0% | 9.5% |
| Hawkins Middle School | 0% | 38.6% | 45.5% | 4.8% | 11.1% |
