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Enrollment
562
High
STATE 651
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FORREST COUNTY AGRICULTURAL HIGH SCHOOL·NCES 280151000222
Forrest County Agricultural High School
215 Old Hwy 49 East, Brooklyn, MS 39425 · (601) 582-4741 · Forrest County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL562 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 86% of Mississippi public high schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Mississippi public high schools
Student : Teacher
10.8:1
52 FTE teachers
STATE 12.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
77%
434 students
STATE 80%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 149 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 129 | 23% |
| Grade 11 | 143 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 141 | 25% |
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
MAAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
67.9%
MS avg 45.9% . +12.4pp since 2023
Math
83.0%
MS avg 52.8% . +7.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 83 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Mississippi schools, those numbers are about 46 and 53. Reading and writing scores are up about 12 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 8 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 67.9% | 83.0% |
| 2023-24 | 55.5% | 75.4% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
68.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.6%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 68% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% typical for Mississippi schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Mississippi's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Forrest County Agricultural High School
Forrest County Agricultural High School's state test result (68.2% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forrest County Agricultural High School this school | 562 | 77.2% | 68.2% |
| McLaurin High School Florence | 481 | 73.4% | 62.7% |
| Raleigh High School RALEIGH | 486 | 72.4% | 60.6% |
| Independence High School Coldwater | 507 | 70.2% | 50.3% |
| Nettleton High School Nettleton | 316 | 80.4% | 61.3% |
| Bruce High School BRUCE | 435 | 67.8% | 59.2% |
Matched among Mississippi high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Forrest County Agricultural High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 68.2% | #52 of 192 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 83.0% | #27 of 199 ▲ 19 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.9% | #18 of 199 ▲ 27 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 562 | #87 of 203 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.8:1 | #38 of 192 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.3% | #32 of 192 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 77.2% | #101 of 194 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.4% | #92 of 121 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
562
-14 (-2%) vs 2020
+25% since 1990-91, when it was 451
Student : Teacher
10.8:1
was 16.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 562 | 52 | 10.8:1 | 77% (434) |
| 2023-24 | 586 | 34.2 | 17.2:1 | 78% (455) |
| 2022-23 | 611 | 37.8 | 16.2:1 | 100% (608) |
| 2020-21 | 576 | 34 | 16.9:1 | 99% (573) |
| 2017-18 | 588 | 33.5 | 17.6:1 | 71% (415) |
| 2015-16 | 580 | 48 | 12.1:1 | 70% (405) |
| 2010-11 | 615 | 37 | 16.6:1 | 65% (401) |
| 2000-01 | 526 | 36 | 14.6:1 | 39% (206) |
| 1990-91 | 451 | 32 | 14.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Forrest County Agricultural High School.
About Forrest County Agricultural High School
Forrest County Agricultural High School is a mid-sized high school serving families in Brooklyn, Mississippi. It is open to students in grades 9 through 12 and enrolls 562 students.
Forrest County Agricultural High School is not part of a larger district; federal data list it as its own local education agency.
White students are 55% of those enrolled at Forrest County Agricultural High School. Other reported shares: 28% Black, 11% multiracial, and 6% Hispanic. That is in line with Forrest County, where about 57% of residents are White. A diversity index of 60% means there is a 60% chance two randomly chosen students at Forrest County Agricultural High School are from different groups.
Teacher count: 52 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 10.8:1. The average for high schools in Mississippi, 12.6:1, is higher. Roughly 77% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Forrest County average a similar 79%.
On the allk12 Grade, Forrest County Agricultural High School lands at A, ahead of 86% of Mississippi public high schools.
After adjusting for student poverty, Forrest County Agricultural High School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Mississippi schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 68.2%; the prediction is 55.6%.
In the wider Forrest County area, the median household earns about $53,640 a year, about 31% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 16% of residents are in poverty. Across Forrest County, 21 public schools serve about 10,857 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, South Forrest Attendance Center, is about 0.9 miles. Forrest County Agricultural High School is 4th of 9 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Rural: Distant: in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Compared with 2020-21, when it had 576 students, enrollment in 2024-25 was about the same at 562. Its ratio of students to teachers was 16.9:1 in 2020-21, and 10.8:1 in 2024-25.
The allk12 page for Forrest County Agricultural High School lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
Forrest County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
78,272
Census ACS
Median income
$53,640
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
21
10,857 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- South Forrest Attendance Center0.9 mi · 604
- Dixie Attendance Center12.2 mi · 487
- Perry Central Middle School13.3 mi · 178
- Purvis Lower Elementary13.6 mi · 448
- Purvis Middle School13.8 mi · 447
- Purvis High School13.9 mi · 614
Frequently asked questions
About Forrest County Agricultural High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Forrest County Agricultural High School?
Forrest County Agricultural High School enrolls approximately 562 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Forrest County Agricultural High School serve?
Forrest County Agricultural High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Forrest County Agricultural High School?
Approximately 10.8:1 students per teacher at Forrest County Agricultural High School.
What is the student diversity at Forrest County Agricultural High School?
Student demographics at Forrest County Agricultural High School are roughly 55% White, 6% Hispanic, 28% Black, 11% Two or more.
What district is Forrest County Agricultural High School in?
Forrest County Agricultural High School is part of Forrest County Agricultural High School.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.