North Forrest High School

North Forrest High School is one of the small four-year high schools in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, one of the schools within Forrest County School District, with 349 students on its rolls from grades 7 through 12. That puts it 46% leaner than the typical public school in Mississippi, which averages around 651 students.

Forrest County School District runs 6 schools in total, collectively educating 2,124 students. North Forrest High School is one of those campuses.

Demographically, North Forrest High School reports that Black students make up the majority at 63%. Beyond that, the school records 17% White, 10% multiracial, 9% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 36% Black, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Black than the area baseline.

On the resource side, On paper, North Forrest High School has 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 9.6:1. The state averages around 12.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 90% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is noticeably above Forrest County's rate of about 79%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), North Forrest High School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 51.9%, the actual is 55.8%, a residual of +3.9 points.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Forrest County put the typical household earns roughly $53,640 per year, 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, 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 North Forrest High School is one.

North Forrest Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around North Forrest High School.

The campus sits in an outlying setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at North Forrest High School has held roughly steady, going from 352 students in 2018 to 349 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 24% to 17% across the same window.

Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.