The Hattiesburg School District is a public school district

School district

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 based in Hattiesburg

Hattiesburg, Mississippi

Hattiesburg is a city in Forrest County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 44,779 at the 2000 census . It is the county seat of Forrest County...

, Mississippi

Mississippi

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 (USA

United States

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). Most of the district is located 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...

, but a small portion extends into Lamar County

Lamar County, Mississippi

-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 39,070 people, 14,396 households, and 10,725 families residing in the county. The population density was 79 people per square mile . There were 15,433 housing units at an average density of 31 per square mile...

.

Elementary schools

• Lillie Burney Elementary School (Grades K-6)
• Grace Christian Elementary School (Grades K-6)
• George H. Hawkins Elementary School (Grades K-6)
• Rowan Elementary School (Grades K-6)
• W.I. Thames Elementary School (Grades K-6)
• F.B. Woodley Elementary School (Grades K-6)

2006-07 school year

There were a total of 4,469 students enrolled in the Hattiesburg Public School District during the 2006-2007 school year. The gender makeup of the district was 50% female and 50% male. The racial makeup of the district was 91.30% African American, 6.40% White, 1.70% Hispanic, 0.56% Asian, and 0.04% Native American. 78.5% 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	4,676	51%	49%	0.34%	90.33%	1.18%	–	8.15%
2004-05	4,707	50%	50%	0.47%	89.50%	0.79%	0.02%	9.15%
2003-04	4,761	50%	50%	0.44%	88.38%	0.82%	0.06%	10.29%
2002-03	4,873	49%	51%	0.53%	87.54%	0.94%	0.12%	10.86%

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	1	0	0	0
Level 4 (Exemplary) Schools	2	3	4	4	0
Level 3 (Successful) Schools	3	5	3	3	3
Level 2 (Under Performing) Schools	4	0	2	2	4
Level 1 (Low Performing) Schools	0	0	0	0	1
Not Assigned	0	0	0	0	1