This is a 1.2% decrease from the previous school year.
Forest Elementary School had the highest enrollment in the district with 707 students.
A snapshot of Forest Municipal School District showed 43.3% of students were Black, 43% were Hispanic, 8.8% were white, and 4% 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 Enrollment % | Black or African American % | Hispanic of Latino % | Multiracial % | White % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forest Elementary School | 0% | 41.4% | 45.8% | 4.9% | 7.9% |
| Forest High School | 0% | 48.3% | 38.8% | 4.3% | 8.6% |
| Hawkins Middle School | 0% | 41.1% | 42.8% | 5.8% | 10.3% |
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