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The most racially diverse public schools in Forrest County, Mississippi

Across Forrest County, Mississippi, 20 public schools are ranked here, ranked by how small the single largest racial or ethnic group is, so no one group dominates. Dixie Attendance Center leads the list at 54.4%, against a median of 68.4% across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked

Forrest County, Mississippi

Best Largest group

54.4%

Median Largest group

68.4%

MOST DIVERSE · FORREST COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI

#	School	City	Students	Largest group	% White	% Black	% Hispanic	% Asian
1	Dixie Attendance Center	Hattiesburg, MS	487	54.4% White (265)	54.4%(265)	29.8%(145)	7.6%(37)	0.0%(0)
2	Forrest County Agricultural High School	Brooklyn, MS	562	55.2% White (310)	55.2%(310)	27.8%(156)	6.0%(34)	0.0%(0)
3	Rawls Springs Attendance Center	Hattiesburg, MS	214	58.4% Black (125)	22.0%(47)	58.4%(125)	7.0%(15)	3.3%(7)
4	Woodley Elementary	HATTIESBURG, MS	422	58.8% Black (248)	10.2%(43)	58.8%(248)	26.5%(112)	0.0%(0)
5	Hawkins Elementary	HATTIESBURG, MS	283	61.8% Black (175)	3.2%(9)	61.8%(175)	27.6%(78)	0.7%(2)
6	North Forrest High School	Hattiesburg, MS	349	63.0% Black (220)	17.5%(61)	63.0%(220)	8.6%(30)	0.6%(2)
7	North Forrest Elementary School	Hattiesburg, MS	209	63.6% Black (133)	22.5%(47)	63.6%(133)	6.7%(14)	0.0%(0)
8	Petal Primary School	Petal, MS	1,016	66.7% White (678)	66.7%(678)	19.0%(193)	8.9%(90)	0.5%(5)
9	Petal High School	PETAL, MS	1,324	67.6% White (895)	67.6%(895)	18.4%(244)	9.6%(127)	0.5%(7)
10	Petal Upper Elementary	PETAL, MS	632	68.3% White (432)	68.3%(432)	17.1%(108)	9.5%(60)	0.9%(6)
11	Petal Elementary 3-4	Petal, MS	636	68.5% White (436)	68.5%(436)	16.0%(102)	7.7%(49)	0.2%(1)
12	Earl Travillion Attendance Center	Hattiesburg, MS	261	70.1% Black (183)	3.8%(10)	70.1%(183)	12.3%(32)	0.0%(0)
13	Petal Middle School	PETAL, MS	645	72.4% White (467)	72.4%(467)	18.0%(116)	5.7%(37)	0.8%(5)
14	Thames Elementary	HATTIESBURG, MS	619	72.7% Black (450)	4.4%(27)	72.7%(450)	3.5%(22)	1.1%(7)
15	Hattiesburg STEAM Academy	Hattiesburg, MS	263	79.8% Black (210)	3.8%(10)	79.8%(210)	10.3%(27)	0.0%(0)
16	South Forrest Attendance Center	Brooklyn, MS	604	80.0% White (483)	80.0%(483)	5.3%(32)	6.0%(36)	0.0%(0)
17	N R Burger Middle	HATTIESBURG, MS	525	80.8% Black (424)	2.7%(14)	80.8%(424)	11.4%(60)	0.0%(0)
18	Hattiesburg High School	HATTIESBURG, MS	1,014	85.5% Black (867)	1.1%(11)	85.5%(867)	8.9%(90)	0.1%(1)
19	Grace Christian Elementary	HATTIESBURG, MS	367	87.2% Black (320)	1.9%(7)	87.2%(320)	1.9%(7)	1.4%(5)
20	Rowan Elementary	HATTIESBURG, MS	425	90.3% Black (384)	0.2%(1)	90.3%(384)	4.9%(21)	0.0%(0)

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