Forest Municipal School District, Mississippi, elections

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District details
School board members: 5
Students: 1,630 (2023-2024)
Schools: 3 (2023-2024)
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Forest Municipal School District is a school district in Mississippi (Scott County). During the 2024 school year, 1,630 students attended one of the district's three schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, election rules, finances, academics, policies, and more details about the district.

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Elections

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About the district

School board

The Forest Municipal School District consists of five members serving five-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Sean Ferrell
Chantelle Herchenhahn
Mattye Evans2030
Louvene Robinson2029
Charles Longmire2026

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Overlapping state house districts

Forest Municipal School District
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
Mississippi House of Representatives District 79Mark TullosRepublican Party 53% 6%
Mississippi House of Representatives District 27Kenji HollowayDemocratic Party 33% 4%
Mississippi House of Representatives District 78Randy RushingRepublican Party 11% 2%
Mississippi House of Representatives District 75Celeste HurstRepublican Party 3% < 1%

The table was limited to the lower chamber because it provides the most granularity. State house districts tend to be more numerous and therefore smaller than state senate or U.S. House districts. This provides an impression of the partisan affiliations in the area.

Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $4,836,000 $2,924 25%
Local: $5,923,000 $3,581 31%
State: $8,316,000 $5,028 44%
Total: $19,075,000 $11,533
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $17,796,000 $10,759
Total Current Expenditures: $17,087,000 $10,330
Instructional Expenditures: $9,412,000 $5,690 53%
Student and Staff Support: $1,604,000 $969 9%
Administration: $2,491,000 $1,506 14%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $3,569,000 $2,157 20%
Total Capital Outlay: $559,000 $337
Construction: $14,000 $8
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $86,000 $51
Interest on Debt: $64,000 $38

Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2021-2022 32 PS 26 33 PS 40-49 50-54
2020-2021 25 >=50 16 30 PS 30-39 35-39
2018-2019 39 PS 29 45 PS 40-49 55-59
2017-2018 34 PS 24 40-44 PS 30-39 50-54
2016-2017 27 >=50 20 30-34 20-29 40-44
2015-2016 24 >=50 15 30-34 21-39 35-39
2014-2015 13 >=50 8 15-19 <=20 20-24
2013-2014 57 >=50 50 65-69 40-59 70-74
2012-2013 59 >=50 53 55-59 PS 70-74
2011-2012 47 PS 41 55-59 60-64
2010-2011 49 45 45-49 65-69

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2021-2022 25 PS 22 22 PS 20-29 45-49
2020-2021 19 <50 14 18 PS 20-29 35-39
2018-2019 27 PS 21 28 PS 30-39 40-44
2017-2018 23 PS 18 20-24 PS 30-39 35-39
2016-2017 20 PS 13 20-24 20-29 40-44
2015-2016 20 <50 13 15-19 <=20 50-54
2014-2015 15 <50 11 15-19 <=20 35-39
2013-2014 44 >=50 34 45-49 21-39 75-79
2012-2013 42 <50 35 40-44 PS 70-74
2011-2012 38 PS 32 40-44 60-64
2010-2011 39 33 35-39 65-69

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2021-2022 80-84 PS 70-79 80-89 PS >=50
2020-2021 80-84 PS >=90 70-79 PS >=50
2019-2020 80-84 PS 70-79 60-79 PS >=50
2018-2019 70-74 PS 60-69 40-59 >=80
2017-2018 75-79 70-79 >=50 PS PS >=80
2016-2017 75-79 PS 75-79 60-79 PS >=50
2015-2016 70-74 75-79 40-59 PS >=50
2014-2015 75-79 70-79 >=50 >=80
2013-2014 70-74 60-69 >=80 PS PS >=50
2012-2013 65-69 60-69 >=50 >=50
2011-2012 65-69 60-64 >=50 >=50
2010-2011 65-69 60-64 >=80 >=50

Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024 1,630 -0.9
2022-2023 1,645 -0.5
2021-2022 1,654 2.7
2020-2021 1,610 -8.5
2019-2020 1,747 3.7
2018-2019 1,682 1.3
2017-2018 1,660 -1.7
2016-2017 1,688 0.6
2015-2016 1,678 -2.9
2014-2015 1,726 6.4
2013-2014 1,616 6.3
2012-2013 1,515 -0.5
2011-2012 1,523 0.2
2010-2011 1,520 -1.8
2009-2010 1,548 -0.8
2008-2009 1,561 4.0
2007-2008 1,499 -3.4
2006-2007 1,550 -3.8
2005-2006 1,609 0.8
2004-2005 1,596 -1.7
2003-2004 1,623 -1.4
2002-2003 1,645 -1.7
2001-2002 1,673 -2.8
2000-2001 1,720 -3.2
1999-2000 1,775 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Forest Municipal School District (%) Mississippi K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.7 0.2
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.4 1.1
Black 41.3 46.9
Hispanic 45.5 5.0
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.1
Two or More Races 4.3 4.6
White 7.9 42.1

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Forest Municipal School District had 112.89 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 14.44.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 1.00
Kindergarten: 6.65
Elementary: 49.20
Secondary: 49.09
Total: 112.89

Forest Municipal School District employed 7.19 district administrators and 8.00 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 7.19
District Administrative Support: 6.90
School Administrators: 8.00
School Administrative Support: 7.38
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 32.27
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 1.57
Total Guidance Counselors: 3.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 1.50
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 1.50
Librarians/Media Specialists: 2.57
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 10.37
Other Support Services: 44.16

Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

The Forest Municipal School District operates three schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Forest Elementary School726KG-4
Forest High School4539-12
Hawkins Middle School4515-8


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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    2. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2021-22 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed October 18, 2025
    3. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
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