The Forrest County School District is a public school district

School district

School districts are a form of special-purpose district which serves to operate the local public primary and secondary schools.-United States:...

 based in Forrest County

Forrest County, Mississippi

The median income for a household in the county was $27,420, and the median income for a family was $35,791. Males had a median income of $28,742 versus $20,500 for females. The per capita income for the county was $15,160...

, Mississippi

Mississippi

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 (USA

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).

Brooklyn

Brooklyn, Mississippi

Brooklyn is a small unincorporated town in southern Forrest County, Mississippi, United States). It is part of the Hattiesburg, Mississippi Metropolitan Statistical Area.-History:...

 is the largest community in the district.

Schools

• Grades 7-12
  • North Forrest High School

• Grades K-6
  • North Forrest Elementary
    North Forrest Elementary
    North Forrest Elementary School is an elementary school in Forrest County, Mississippi.-Brief description:Situated in the northeastern corner of Forrest County, the North Forrest Elementary campus has been the site of a community school since the 1890s. NFE is currently “home” to 325 students in...
    
    
  • Rawls Springs Attendance Center
  • Earl Travillion Attendance Center

• Grades K-8
  • Dixie Attendance Center
  • South Forrest Attendance Center

2006-07 school year

There were a total of 2,506 students enrolled in the Forrest County School District during the 2006-2007 school year. The gender makeup of the district was 49% female and 51% male. The racial makeup of the district was 41.30% African American, 57.42% White, 0.84% Hispanic, 0.36% Asian, and 0.08% Native American. 56.5% of the district's students were eligible to receive free lunch.

Previous school years

School Year	Enrollment	Gender Makeup		Racial Makeup
		Female	Male	Asian	African American	Hispanic	Native American	White
2005-06	2,488	49%	51%	0.28%	42.52%	0.56%	0.04%	56.59%
2004-05	2,408	48%	52%	0.21%	39.87%	0.75%	0.04%	59.14%
2003-04	2,482	49%	51%	0.20%	39.56%	0.64%	0.04%	59.55%
2002-03	2,376	48%	52%	0.29%	38.76%	0.67%	0.13%	60.14%

Accountability statistics

	2006-07	2005-06	2004-05	2003-04	2002-03
District Accreditation Status	Accredited	Accredited	Accredited	Accredited	Accredited
School Performance Classifications
Level 5 (Superior Performing) Schools	0	2	2	2	1
Level 4 (Exemplary) Schools	2	3	2	1	2
Level 3 (Successful) Schools	3	1	2	3	2
Level 2 (Under Performing) Schools	1	0	0	0	0
Level 1 (Low Performing) Schools	0	0	0	0	1
Not Assigned	0	0	0	0	0