Hattiesburg STEAM Academy

As an intimate junior high in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, Hattiesburg STEAM Academy instructs 263 students from grade 6, operated by Hattiesburg. That puts it 42% leaner than the typical public school in Mississippi, which averages around 452 students.

Across the 8 schools in Hattiesburg (3,918 students total), Hattiesburg STEAM Academy accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Hattiesburg STEAM Academy reports that 80% of the student body identifies as Black. The remainder comes out to 10% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 4% White. By comparison, Forrest County as a whole is about 36% Black, so the school skews considerably more Black than its surroundings.

On the resource side, Hattiesburg STEAM Academy logs 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.3:1. The state averages about 13.7:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 100% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is higher than Forrest County's rate of about 79%.

Across the wider county, census data for Forrest County shows median household earnings sit near $53,640, roughly 31% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 16% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Forrest County's 21 public schools (combined enrollment of about 10,857 students), Hattiesburg STEAM Academy is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: N R Burger Middle, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Hattiesburg STEAM Academy.

The school occupies a high-density site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 15%: 310 students in 2018 compared to 263 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment contracted from 90% to 80% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 16.7:1 in 2018 to 13.3:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, the feed for Hattiesburg STEAM Academy typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.