Hattiesburg Public School District

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Hattiesburg Public Schools
Location
District information
TypePublic School District
Grades PreK-12
Established1885
SuperintendentDr. Robert Williams
Asst. superintendent(s)Dr. Michael Battle, Dr. Tonsa Vaughn
Students and staff
District mascotTigers
Colors   Purple and Gold
Other information
ScheduleCentral Office Hours 8:00 am - 5:00 pm

Elementary Schools 8:00 am - 3:00 pm

Middle School 7:20 am - 2:45 pm

High School 8:30 Am - 3:55 pm
Website www.hattiesburgpsd.com
Camp School Building, district headquarters HattiesburgPublicSchoolAdminBldg.jpg
Camp School Building, district headquarters

Hattiesburg Public Schools is a public school district based in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, United States. The district includes most of Hattiesburg, but not all of it. Most of the district is located in Forrest County, but a small portion extends into Lamar County. [1] [2]

Contents

Schools

Hattiesburg High School New Hattiesburg High School.jpg
Hattiesburg High School

Hattiesburg High School

Grades 9-12

N.R. Burger Middle School

Grades 7-8

Hattiesburg STEAM Academy

Grade 6

Elementary Schools

Grace Christian Elementary School (Grades PreK - 5)

  • Nickalaya Jackson, Principal

George H. Hawkins Elementary School (Grades PreK - 5)

  • Dr. Teneka Hawkins-Lett, Principal

L.J. Rowan Elementary School (Grades PreK - 5)

  • Jaronda Allen, Principal

W.I. Thames Elementary School (Grades PreK - 5)

  • Dr. Christie Moss, Principal

F.B. Woodley Elementary School (Grades PreK - 5)

  • Felica Morris, Principal

Alternative School

Lillie Burney Learning Center

  • Dr. Della Watson, Principal [3]

Demographics

2024-25 School Year

Hattiesburg Public Schools serves a total of 3,860 students. The gender distribution is relatively balanced, with 49.33% male and 50.67% female students. In terms of racial demographics, the student population is predominantly Black, comprising 85.36% of the total enrollment. Hispanic students make up 10.52%, while White students represent 3.52%. Asian, American Indian, and Pacific Islander students each account for less than 1% of the student body. [4]

Previous school years

School YearEnrollmentGender MakeupRacial Makeup
FemaleMaleAsianAfrican
American
HispanicNative
American
WhitePacific Islander
2020-21 [5] 3,93451%49%0.46%86.46%6.86%.05%6.21%--
2021-22 [6] 3,92349%51%0.46%86.27%7.14%0.05%6.09%--
2022-23 [7] 3,85450%50%0.60%83.99%8.51%0.05%6.72%0.10%
2023-24 [8] 3,79951%49%0.39%85.61%10%0.08%3.90%.03%

Accountability Statistics

2020-21 [9] 2021-22 [10] 2022-23 [11] 2023-24 [12] 2024-25
District Accreditation StatusAccreditedAccreditedAccreditedAccreditedAccredited
School Performance Classifications
Level 5 (A-Rated) Schools0464pending
Level 4 (B-Rated) Schools5314pending
Level 3 (C-Rated) Schools1110pending
Level 2 (D-Rated) Schools0000pending
Level 1 (F-Rated) Schools2000pending
Not Assigned0000pending

See also

References

  1. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Forrest County, MS" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved April 13, 2022.
  2. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Lamar County, MS" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved April 13, 2022.
  3. "HPSD STEAM Academy welcomes first students - WMC Action News 5 - Memphis, Tennessee". Archived from the original on December 1, 2016. Retrieved November 30, 2016.
  4. https://msrc.mdek12.org/entity?EntityID=1820-000&SchoolYear=2023 [ bare URL ]
  5. https://msrc.mdek12.org/ppe?EntityID=1820-000&SchoolYear=2020&Component=PPE_AVG
  6. https://msrc.mdek12.org/ppe?EntityID=1820-000&SchoolYear=2021&Component=PPE_AVG [ bare URL ]
  7. https://msrc.mdek12.org/ppe?EntityID=1820-000&SchoolYear=2022&Component=PPE_AVG [ bare URL ]
  8. https://msrc.mdek12.org/ppe?EntityID=1820-000&SchoolYear=2023&Component=PPE_AVG [ bare URL ]
  9. https://msrc.mdek12.org/entity?EntityID=1820-000&SchoolYear=2020 [ bare URL ]
  10. https://msrc.mdek12.org/entity?EntityID=1820-000&SchoolYear=2021 [ bare URL ]
  11. https://msrc.mdek12.org/entity?EntityID=1820-000&SchoolYear=2022 [ bare URL ]
  12. https://msrc.mdek12.org/entity?EntityID=1820-000&SchoolYear=2023 [ bare URL ]