Oak Grove High School

Located at 5198 Old Highway11, in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, Oak Grove High School is an expansive senior high that caters to 1,750 students (grades 9 through 13), operated by Lamar County School District. Enrollment runs roughly 169% bigger than the state mean of about 651.

Lamar County School District runs 15 schools in total, collectively educating 10,318 students. Oak Grove High School is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Oak Grove High School reports that 42% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest comes out to 41% Black, 9% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 3% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 71% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Oak Grove High School logs 122 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.6:1, putting Oak Grove High School higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 52% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

With demographic context factored in, Oak Grove High School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 69.6%, the actual is 77.2%, a residual of +7.6 points.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Lamar County) reports that median household earnings sit near $70,909, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Oak Grove High School is one of 17 public schools in Lamar County (combined enrollment of about 10,318 students).

Nearest neighbor: Oak Grove Elementary, around 1.4 miles off. Within five miles, there are 5 other public schools.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Oak Grove High School has held roughly steady, going from 1,712 students in 2018 to 1,750 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 53% to 42% across the same window. Class-load math has fell: from 16.4:1 in 2018 to 14.3:1 in 2025.

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