Hattiesburg Public School District

Hattiesburg Public Schools
Location
District information
TypePublic School District
GradesPreK-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
Websitewww.hattiesburgpsd.com
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]

Schools

Hattiesburg High School

Hattiesburg High School

Grades 9-12

  • James Grubbs, Principal

N.R. Burger Middle School

Grades 7-8

  • Carol Jones, Principal

Hattiesburg STEAM Academy

Grade 6

  • Dr. Tekecia Chapman, Principal

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 Year Enrollment Gender Makeup Racial Makeup
Female Male Asian African
American
Hispanic Native
American
White Pacific Islander
2020-21[5] 3,934 51% 49% 0.46% 86.46% 6.86% .05% 6.21% --
2021-22[6] 3,923 49% 51% 0.46% 86.27% 7.14% 0.05% 6.09% --
2022-23[7] 3,854 50% 50% 0.60% 83.99% 8.51% 0.05% 6.72% 0.10%
2023-24[8] 3,799 51% 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 Status Accredited Accredited Accredited Accredited Accredited
School Performance Classifications
Level 5 (A-Rated) Schools 0 4 6 4 pending
Level 4 (B-Rated) Schools 5 3 1 4 pending
Level 3 (C-Rated) Schools 1 1 1 0 pending
Level 2 (D-Rated) Schools 0 0 0 0 pending
Level 1 (F-Rated) Schools 2 0 0 0 pending
Not Assigned 0 0 0 0 pending

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
  5. ^ hhttps://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
  7. ^ https://msrc.mdek12.org/ppe?EntityID=1820-000&SchoolYear=2022&Component=PPE_AVG
  8. ^ https://msrc.mdek12.org/ppe?EntityID=1820-000&SchoolYear=2023&Component=PPE_AVG
  9. ^ https://msrc.mdek12.org/entity?EntityID=1820-000&SchoolYear=2020
  10. ^ https://msrc.mdek12.org/entity?EntityID=1820-000&SchoolYear=2021
  11. ^ https://msrc.mdek12.org/entity?EntityID=1820-000&SchoolYear=2022
  12. ^ https://msrc.mdek12.org/entity?EntityID=1820-000&SchoolYear=2023