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Forest High School

Regular School · Forest, MS

Forest High School is a regular school school in Forest, Mississippi, serving grades 09–12 with 438 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 13.6:1.

Level
High
Grades
09 – 12
Enrollment
438
Teachers (FTE)
32.3
Student–Teacher Ratio
13.6:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes under Provision 2

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
Hispanic/Latino 208 47%
Black or African American 185 42%
White 34 8%
Two or more races 11 3%
Total enrollment 438 228M / 210F

English Language Learners: 77 (18% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency 20-24% 35.7% 104
Reading Proficiency 15-19% 35.3% 108
Science Proficiency 40-44% 100
4-Year Graduation Rate 80-84%

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Programs & Discipline

AP Courses
Yes (1)
20 students enrolled
Gifted & Talented
None offered
SAT/ACT Takers
150
students tested · SY 2021–22
Out-of-School Suspensions
39
8.9% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
215
49.1% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category Students % of School
Total enrollment (est.) 438 100%

Contact & Location

511 Cleveland Street

Forest, MS 39074

Phone: (601)469-3255

http://forest.k12.ms.us

District

FOREST MUNICIPAL SCHOOL DIST

Per-pupil expenditure: $14,557

District enrollment: 1,645

Other Schools in District

NCES ID

280147000213

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD