This is a 0.6% increase over the previous school year.
Forest Elementary School had the highest enrollment in the district with 693 students.
A snapshot of Forest Municipal School District schools showed 43.6% of students were Black, 41.2% were Hispanic, 9.8% were white, and 4.5% multiracial.
Forest Municipal School District roughly covers three schools within Scott County and has a main office in Forest.
Mississippi has continually struggled with public education. The most recent Report Card on American Education, from a right-leaning think tank, gave the state a C-. This is consistent with ratings stretching back nearly a decade.
The nonpartisan Education Week also ranked Mississippi schools as C- in their most recent analysis.
Percentage Breakdown of Ethnic Representation in the 2021-22 School Year Enrollment in Forest Municipal School District
Enrollment in Forest Municipal School District Schools by Ethnicity in the 2021-22 School Year
| School | Asian Enrollment % | Black or African American % | Hispanic of Latino % | Multiracial % | White % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forest Elementary School | 0% | 41.7% | 44.4% | 4.5% | 9.4% |
| Forest High School | 0% | 48.5% | 36.0% | 4.6% | 10.9% |
| Hawkins Middle School | 0% | 42.1% | 41.3% | 7.1% | 9.5% |
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