South Forrest Attendance Center

As a reasonably sized elementary campus in Brooklyn, Mississippi, South Forrest Attendance Center enrolls 604 students from grades pre-K through 8, operated by Forrest County School District. Enrollment runs roughly 35% above the state mean of about 446.

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

On the student-mix side, South Forrest Attendance Center lists that White students make up the majority at 80%. The remainder reads as 9% multiracial, 6% Hispanic, 5% Black. By comparison, Forrest County as a whole is about 57% White, so the school skews noticeably more White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.7:1. The state averages around 15.9:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 69% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is lower than Forrest County's rate of about 79%.

In the broader community, Forrest County reports that median household income runs about $53,640, about 31% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, 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 South Forrest Attendance Center is one.

The closest other public school is Forrest County Agricultural High School, roughly 0.9 miles away.

South Forrest Attendance Center operates from an outlying location.

Looking at the recent track record. South Forrest Attendance Center's enrollment has shrank 3% since 2018, when it stood at 620 (now 604). The White share of enrollment contracted from 92% to 80% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 15.5:1 in 2018 to 16.7:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for South Forrest Attendance Center typically covers fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.