Woodley Elementary

Set in HATTIESBURG, Mississippi, Woodley Elementary is a moderately sized K-5 school, run under Hattiesburg. It instructs 422 students across grades pre-K through 5.

Hattiesburg runs 8 schools in total, collectively educating 3,918 students. Woodley Elementary is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Woodley Elementary reports that the largest single group is Black, at 59% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school shows 27% Hispanic, 10% White, 5% multiracial. By comparison, Forrest County as a whole is about 36% Black, so the school skews considerably more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.8:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. Around 100% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Forrest County (around 79%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Forrest County put median household earnings sit near $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%. Woodley Elementary is one of 21 public schools in Forrest County (combined enrollment of about 10,857 students).

Nearest neighbor: Hattiesburg High School, around 0.9 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a high-density area.

Over the past 7-year window. Woodley Elementary's enrollment has expanded 4% since 2018, when it stood at 404 (now 422). Black enrollment moved from 78% to 59% across the same window.

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