Hattiesburg High School

Hattiesburg High School is a 9-12 campus of roomy scale in HATTIESBURG, Mississippi, operated by Hattiesburg, educateing 1,014 students in grades 9 through 13. Compared to the state average of about 651 students per school, that is 56% larger than typical.

Within Hattiesburg, which oversees 8 schools and 3,918 students, Hattiesburg High School is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Hattiesburg High School reports that the student body is overwhelmingly Black (86%); the rest breaks down as 9% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. That is noticeably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 36%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Hattiesburg High School has 83 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.2:1. The state averages about 12.6:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 100% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Forrest County (around 79%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Hattiesburg High School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 47.2%, the actual is 57.3%, a residual of +10.0 points.

In the broader community, census data for Forrest County shows the typical household earns roughly $53,640 per year, roughly 31% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 16%. In all, Forrest County runs 21 public schools (combined enrollment of about 10,857 students), of which Hattiesburg High School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Hawkins Elementary, around 0.8 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in an inner-city setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count remained close to its prior level: 1,024 students in 2018 compared to 1,014 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment fell from 94% to 86% over that span. Class-load math has tightened: from 13.3:1 in 2018 to 12.2:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for Hattiesburg High School typically covers school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.