Public schools in Hattiesburg, MS

Hattiesburg has 18 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 3 high, 3 middle, 12 elementary, enrolling 11,038 students. They are run by 3 districts and agencies; Hattiesburg Public School District runs 8 of them.

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: schools open that year with enrollment · method

The 3 districts and agencies that run Hattiesburg's public schools

Each district decides who can enroll where; its page holds its schools, spending and teachers.

DistrictSchools in HattiesburgDistrict students, fall 2022Spending per student, FY23
Hattiesburg Public School District83,667$14,215
Lamar County Schools510,276$11,188
Forrest County School District52,129$14,536

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: school location city and operating agency; NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23: district fall membership and current spending per student. Schools on a city's edge can serve students from outside it.

3 high schools in Hattiesburg, 3,113 students

SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Oak Grove High School1,75014.341.1%Lamar County Schools
Hattiesburg High School1,01412.299.9%Hattiesburg
North Forrest High School3499.682.5%Forrest County

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.

3 middle schools in Hattiesburg, 1,948 students

SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Oak Grove Middle School1,16013.050.9%Lamar County Schools
N R Burger Middle School52510.5100.0%Hattiesburg
Hattiesburg Steam Academy26313.3100.0%Hattiesburg

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.

12 elementary schools in Hattiesburg, 5,977 students

SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Bellevue Elementary School1,14513.851.5%Lamar County Schools
Longleaf Elementary78714.445.7%Lamar County Schools
Oak Grove Elementary75813.050.0%Lamar County Schools
Thames Elementary School61915.3100.0%Hattiesburg
Dixie Attendance Center48712.056.7%Forrest County
Rowan Elementary School42516.799.5%Hattiesburg
Woodley Elementary School42215.8100.0%Hattiesburg
Grace Christian Elementary School36716.4100.0%Hattiesburg
Hawkins Elementary School28312.399.6%Hattiesburg
Earl Travillion Attendance Center2619.795.4%Forrest County
The other 2 elementary schools
SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Rawls Springs Attendance Center21411.978.0%Forrest County
North Forrest Attendance Center20910.985.2%Forrest County

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.

How Hattiesburg's public schools compare with Mississippi's

The median Hattiesburg school has 13.0 students per full-time teacher, fewer than the Mississippi median of 13.9. 94% of its schools ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, against 81% across the state. Its median school enrolls 456 students (state 421).

Hattiesburg against Mississippi, schools open in 2024-25 with students
HattiesburgMississippi
Median students per teacher13.013.9
Median school size (students)456421
Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22)94%81%
Schools where every student eats free (CEP)44%30%
Charter schools0%0.9%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch program, charter status; the 18 Hattiesburg schools and the 844 Mississippi schools open that year with students); Title I status CCD 2021-22. Students per teacher counts 2024-25 teachers and ratios from 3 to 99.

What to look at next in Hattiesburg

  1. Hattiesburg Public School DistrictRuns 8 of Hattiesburg's 18 public schools and spent $14,215 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$14,215
  2. Oak Grove High School, the largest high school in Hattiesburg1,750 students in 2024-25, 14.3 per teacher.1,750
  3. Compare Hattiesburg Public School District with Lamar County SchoolsHattiesburg's two largest operators side by side: enrollment, spending and schools.
  4. The largest public schools in MississippiMississippi's 50 largest schools open in 2024-25, by enrollment.
  5. Find the school district for a Hattiesburg addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools and their operating agencies); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student).

Choosing among them: how to choose a school district with the federal data, and what a Title I school is.

Other cities in Mississippi

  1. Jackson46 schools
  2. Gulfport22 schools
  3. Meridian16 schools
  4. Olive Branch14 schools
  5. Biloxi13 schools
  6. Columbus13 schools
  7. Vicksburg13 schools
  8. Greenville12 schools

Questions about schools in Hattiesburg

  1. How many public schools are in Hattiesburg, MS?
    18 public schools with an address in Hattiesburg were open in 2024-25: 3 high, 3 middle, 12 elementary, enrolling 11,038 students.
  2. What is the largest high school in Hattiesburg?
    Oak Grove High School, with 1,750 students in 2024-25 (Lamar County Schools).
  3. Which districts run Hattiesburg's schools?
    Hattiesburg Public School District (8 schools), Lamar County Schools (5 schools), Forrest County School District (5 schools). A school's district, not its city, decides who can enroll.

These figures are for information and are not a substitute for the district's enrollment office, which confirms the school a home is assigned to.

Sources

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Public school search (the official record of each school) · 2024-25

Compiled from official source data by .