Oak Grove Middle School

Set in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, Oak Grove Middle School is a well-populated intermediate school, run under Lamar County School District. It instructs 1,160 students across grades 6 through 8. That puts it 157% above the typical public school in Mississippi, which averages around 452 students.

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

In terms of who attends, Oak Grove Middle School records that 47% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school records 34% White, 11% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 3% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 22% Black, putting the school's mix considerably more Black than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 89 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.0:1. The state averages around 13.7:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 61% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Lamar County indicate median household earnings sit near $70,909, roughly 35% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Lamar County runs 17 public schools (combined enrollment of about 10,318 students), of which Oak Grove Middle School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Oak Grove Elementary, around 0.3 miles off. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies an outer-ring site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 13%: 1,329 students in 2018 compared to 1,160 in 2025. The White share of enrollment fell from 50% to 34% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 16.5:1 in 2018 to 13.0:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.