Forest Hill High School

Set in Jackson, Mississippi, Forest Hill High School is an expansive four-year high school, overseen by Jackson Public Schools. It hosts 1,139 students across grades 9 through 13. That puts it 75% above the typical public school in Mississippi, which averages around 651 students.

Jackson Public Schools runs 35 schools in total, collectively educating 16,870 students. Forest Hill High School is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Forest Hill High School records that 92% of students identify as Black, making the school strongly Black-majority; the rest reads as 6% Hispanic. That is meaningfully more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 72%.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 82 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.9:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 12.6:1 average. About 100% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Hinds County (around 88%), the school's rate is north of typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Forest Hill High School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 47.2%; this one delivers 38.8%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Hinds County put median household earnings sit near $49,402, about 31% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 17%. Forest Hill High School is one of 84 public schools in Hinds County (combined enrollment of about 32,870 students).

The closest other public school is Bates Elementary School, roughly 1.3 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a downtown area.

Five-year trend. Forest Hill High School's enrollment has grew 7% since 2018, when it stood at 1,063 (now 1,139). Black enrollment moved from 98% to 92% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 15.0:1 in 2018 to 13.9:1 in 2025.

On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.