High school (grades 9-12) · Brooklyn, MS

Forrest County Agricultural Hi Sch

Federal NCES profile for Forrest County Agricultural Hi Sch, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 28/100.

2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 280151000222

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Compiled from official source data by PlainSchools. · Updated August 2026

The verdict

Forrest County Agricultural Hi Sch earns 28/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 80% of Mississippi schools.

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Resource Index · Lower: 15.2:1
large classes for Mississippi: 67.1%
free-lunch eligible: 562
students enrolled

Forrest County Agricultural Hi Sch has class sizes larger than 80% of Mississippi schools. Computed live against every Mississippi school reporting to NCES.

School address

Brooklyn, MS 39425

District: Forrest County Ag High School · Mississippi

NCES ID 280151000222 Verify on NCES CCD record →

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

-25 students YoY

Forrest County Agricultural Hi Sch held near 586 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-25 headcount).

Teacher FTE lost 37.8 → 34.1 across the same CCD years.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Steady CCD campus

-25 students YoY 280151000222 · Brooklyn, MS High · MID · TRAD

562 enr · 15.2:1 · 67.1% lunch · RII 28

Nearest enrollment peer: Anderson High (562 students)

Forrest County Agricultural Hi Sch held near 586 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-25 headcount). Teacher FTE lost 37.8 → 34.1 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Mississippi schools → · Find another →

How Forrest County Agricultural Hi Sch compares

Forrest County Agricultural Hi Sch held steady on CCD headcount: ratios and free-lunch share vs Mississippi and U.S. means.

Metric	This school	vs Mississippi	Mississippi avg	U.S. avg
Students per teacher	15.2:1	▲ 14%	13.3:1	15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible	67.1%	▼ 17%	80.5%	51.7%
Enrollment	562	top 29%	-	-

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

15.2:1

Leaner classes than 45% of US schools, a middle-of-the-pack class size.

562

Bigger than 69% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need

67.1%

free-lunch eligible - 17% below the Mississippi average of 80.5%

Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.

Staffing depth

15.2:1

students per teacher - 14% above state mean

Top 80% in Mississippi - lower ratio than 20% of state schools

Close to the 15:1 benchmark most often cited for individualized attention.

Engagement

43.8%

chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)

At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.

Funding equity

$12,178

per pupil, district-wide - below Mississippi avg of $13,683

Well below the U.S. average per-pupil spend, a notably leaner funding position that may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.

Support staff

Counselors2.0 FTE

Per 281 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.

Discipline context

in-school suspensions + 49 out-of-school

Suspension rate: 8.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 16.7 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection. Includes 3 expulsions.

Student demographics

White 55.2%

African American 27.8%

Two or More 11.0%

Hispanic or Latino 6.0%

Largest group: White at 55.2% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 60.2/100

Simpson diversity index - at 60.2, Forrest County Agricultural Hi Sch is more mixed than the Mississippi school average of 41.1.

Programs

AP courses offered 7

District finance for Forrest County Ag High School reports $12,178 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

Nationwide high schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Similar enrollment (~562 students)

Similar student-teacher ratio (~15.2:1)

Frequently asked questions about Forrest County Agricultural Hi Sch

How many students attend Forrest County Agricultural Hi Sch?

Forrest County Agricultural Hi Sch has 562 students enrolled. It is a high school in Brooklyn, MS. CCD year-over-year: 611 (2022-23) → 586 (2023-24), nearly flat (-25).

What is the student-teacher ratio at Forrest County Agricultural Hi Sch?

The student-teacher ratio at Forrest County Agricultural Hi Sch is 15.2:1, which is 14% higher than the Mississippi average of 13.3:1 and 3% lower than the national average of 15.7:1.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Forrest County Agricultural Hi Sch?

67.1% of students at Forrest County Agricultural Hi Sch are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Mississippi average of 80.5%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Forrest County Agricultural Hi Sch?

The largest demographic group at Forrest County Agricultural Hi Sch is White at 55.2% of enrollment, in Brooklyn, MS. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 60.2/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Forrest County Agricultural Hi Sch?

Forrest County Agricultural Hi Sch has a Resource Investment Index of 28/100 (lower reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, counselor availability, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

What other schools are in Forrest County Ag High School?

None reported; Forrest County Ag High School operates only Forrest County Agricultural Hi Sch as a public school district in NCES's records.

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Compiled from official source data by PlainSchools. · Updated August 2026