About Hattiesburg School District
Hattiesburg School District is a public school system serving Forrest County, Mississippi, based in Hattiesburg. It serves 3,918 students across 9 schools spanning PreK–13, and is classified as a city: small district. By enrollment it is the #29 largest of Mississippi’s 152 school systems.
Size and structure
Hattiesburg School District enrolls 3,918 students in 9 schools — an average of about 435 students per school. It serves grades PreK–13 and ranks #29 of 152 statewide by enrollment.
Who the district serves
Student race and ethnicity in Hattiesburg School District, from the NCES Common Core of Data (3,918 students reported):
For economically-disadvantaged, English-learner, and special-education shares, plus school-by-school detail, see the federal sources in the full-data section.
Teachers & staff
Hattiesburg School District employs about 298 full-time-equivalent teachers for a student–teacher ratio of 13.2:1 — below the Mississippi average of about 13.6:1, meaning comparatively smaller classes. Total district staff is roughly 570.
Counselor and librarian/media counts are not published at the district level in the current NCES release; see the federal full-data links for staffing detail.
How Mississippi funds schools
District-level per-pupil spending and the local/state/federal revenue split for Hattiesburg School District are published in the federal school-finance files — see the full-data links below for the current figures.
Report card & state results
Mississippi assigns A–F accountability grades through the Mississippi Succeeds Report Card, scoring districts on proficiency and growth in reading and math, graduation rate, acceleration and English-learner progress. Look up Hattiesburg School District on the Mississippi Succeeds Report Card.
Accreditation status
Mississippi operates a mandatory state accreditation system through the Mississippi Department of Education, tied to the accountability grades and state process standards; many districts also hold voluntary Cognia accreditation. Look up Hattiesburg School District in the free Cognia registry.
Hattiesburg School District vs. Mississippi
See every Mississippi district side by side in the Mississippi directory.
Look up Hattiesburg School District’s full data
These official sources carry the district-level detail — finances, discipline, equity, test scores, boundaries. Direct links for this district (via its NCES ID):