Longleaf Elementary

Longleaf Elementary, a substantial primary school in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, overseen by Lamar County School District, works with 787 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Mississippi's public schools average about 446 students each, so Longleaf Elementary sits 76% larger than that benchmark.

Lamar County School District comprises 15 schools with combined enrollment of 10,318 students; Longleaf Elementary is among them.

Demographically, Longleaf Elementary shows that the largest single group is Black at 45%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder looks like 37% White, 7% multiracial, 6% Hispanic, 4% Asian. By comparison, Lamar County as a whole is about 22% Black, so the school skews noticeably more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 55 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.4:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.9:1 average. Roughly 57% of students at Longleaf Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Around the school, Lamar County reports that median household income runs about $70,909, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Longleaf Elementary is one of 17 public schools in Lamar County (combined enrollment of about 10,318 students).

Oak Grove High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 2.6 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.

Looking at the recent track record. Longleaf Elementary's enrollment has rose 5% since 2018, when it stood at 746 (now 787). White enrollment moved from 47% to 37% across the same window.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.