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The most racially diverse public schools in Lamar County, Mississippi

Across Lamar County, Mississippi, 15 public schools are ranked here, ranked by how small the single largest racial or ethnic group is, so no one group dominates. Bellevue Elementary leads the list at 40.9%, against a median of 79.9% 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

Lamar County, Mississippi

Best Largest group

40.9%

Median Largest group

79.9%

MOST DIVERSE · LAMAR COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI

#	School	City	Students	Largest group	% White	% Black	% Hispanic	% Asian
1	Bellevue Elementary	Hattiesburg, MS	1,145	40.9% White (468)	40.9%(468)	39.8%(456)	13.5%(155)	1.1%(12)
2	Oak Grove High School	Hattiesburg, MS	1,750	42.0% White (735)	42.0%(735)	41.5%(726)	9.4%(165)	3.3%(57)
3	Lumberton Elementary School	Lumberton, MS	287	44.6% White (128)	44.6%(128)	41.8%(120)	4.2%(12)	0.0%(0)
4	Longleaf Elementary	Hattiesburg, MS	787	45.2% Black (356)	37.1%(292)	45.2%(356)	6.2%(49)	3.8%(30)
5	Oak Grove Elementary	Hattiesburg, MS	758	47.0% Black (356)	38.4%(291)	47.0%(356)	5.8%(44)	2.2%(17)
6	Oak Grove Middle School	Hattiesburg, MS	1,160	47.2% Black (547)	34.4%(399)	47.2%(547)	10.6%(123)	3.1%(36)
7	Lumberton High School	Lumberton, MS	268	51.1% White (137)	51.1%(137)	40.7%(109)	3.4%(9)	0.4%(1)
8	Purvis Lower Elementary	Purvis, MS	448	79.9% White (358)	79.9%(358)	11.4%(51)	2.5%(11)	0.0%(0)
9	Sumrall Middle School	Sumrall, MS	484	81.0% White (392)	81.0%(392)	9.3%(45)	3.9%(19)	0.8%(4)
10	Purvis Upper Elementary	Purvis, MS	377	81.7% White (308)	81.7%(308)	9.3%(35)	3.2%(12)	0.0%(0)
11	Purvis High School	Purvis, MS	614	81.8% White (502)	81.8%(502)	9.9%(61)	4.2%(26)	0.2%(1)
12	Purvis Middle School	Purvis, MS	447	82.8% White (370)	82.8%(370)	10.7%(48)	3.1%(14)	0.0%(0)
13	Sumrall High School	Sumrall, MS	616	84.1% White (518)	84.1%(518)	10.2%(63)	3.6%(22)	0.5%(3)
14	Sumrall Elementary School	Sumrall, MS	960	85.4% White (820)	85.4%(820)	7.6%(73)	2.6%(25)	0.2%(2)
15	Baxterville School	Lumberton, MS	217	94.5% White (205)	94.5%(205)	0.5%(1)	1.4%(3)	0.0%(0)

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