Forest Municipal School District
Public
Grades PK–12 CSchool Grade
Public schools for Forest.
At a glance
1,638Students enrolled
3Schools
$12,600Spent per student
15:1Student–teacher ratio
85%Free / reduced lunch
School path
Where would my kid go?
For Forest
Based on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.
Academic performanceDistrict vs MS
Math proficiency25%
State average 35.3%
Reading / language arts19%
State average 34.8%
Graduation rate (4-year)82%
State average 87.8%
EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21; graduation 2019–20). The tick marks the state average.
Where the money goes
$12,600
per student each year · 2% above the MS average
Spending
Paid for by
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).
Enrollment · last 5 years
1,610’20
1,654’21
1,645’22
1,630’23
1,638’24
Students
Hispanic · 51%833
Black · 39%637
White · 7%117
Two or more races · 3%45
Asian · 0%5
American Indian/Alaska Native · 0%1
Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.
Schools3 in district
Forest ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–4 · 740 students · Forest
C+PublicHawkins Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 5–8 · 460 students · Forest
CPublicForest High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 438 students · Forest
CPublicSchool data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.
District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.