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Hattiesburg Public School District

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Hattiesburg Public School District is located in south Mississippi. Hattiesburg Public School District has 24.18 square miles of land area and 0.63 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Hattiesburg Public School District population is 39,676. Hattiesburg Public School District median household income is $27,134 in 2010-2014. Hattiesburg Public School District median house value is $106,500 in 2010-2014. On average, Hattiesburg Public School District is close to the state average in quality.

Ranking:	(102 out of 148, bottom 31%)*
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	9
Population	39,676 (2010-2014), rank #14
Population Growth	-13.09% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	1,598.82/sq mi, rank #1
Median Household Income:	$27,134 at 2010-2014—-0.42% increase since 2005-2009, rank #126
Median House Price:	$106,500 at 2010-2014—13.30% increase since 2005-2009, rank #31
Time Zone:	Central GMT -6:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	24.18 sq mi, rank #136
Water Area:	0.63 sq mi (2.54%), rank #116
State:	Mississippi
County:	Lamar County, Forrest County
City:	Hattiesburg
Zip:	39401, 39402, 39406
Area:	Hattiesburg, MS

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Hattiesburg Public School District Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

301 Mamie St

Hattiesburg MS, 39401, Forrest County

Phone: 601-582-5078

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	4,552	4,608	4,605	4,528	4,450	4,485	4,484
English Language Learner Students:	155	156	120	104	108	99	97
Total Teachers:	316.26	333.01	343.84	354.72	338.51	332.10	324.60
Prekindergarten:	8.88	9.85	10.76	10.00	3.69	3.20	3.40
Kindergarten:	18.75	20.25	18.87	19.46	19.70	17.50	22.50
Elementary:	117.88	123.57	125.86	124.72	120.66	118.50	117.80
Secondary:	125.72	130.17	139.14	152.02	143.99	139.40	129.00
Ungraded:	45.03	49.17	49.21	48.52	50.47	53.50	51.90
Total Other Staff:	379.03	386.65	406.02	377.30	404.66	405.30	337.10
Instructional Aides:	77.95	89.94	94.64	82.04	89.72	89.70	75.70
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	13.37	11.86	7.30	10.25	30.50	22.60	24.60
Total Guidance Counselors:	13.98	13.98	13.00	13.00	13.00	21.60	13.10
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	6.98	7.00	6.00	6.00	6.00	6.00	6.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	7.00	6.98	7.00	7.00	7.00	6.80	7.10
Other Guidance Counselors:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	8.80	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	9.22	9.00	9.00	9.00	10.00	9.80	10.80
Library/Media Support:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.22	1.00	1.00	1.00
District Administrators:	12.02	11.46	10.50	9.38	9.50	10.50	10.50
District Administrative Support:	33.43	32.22	35.55	33.77	32.38	28.90	25.50
School Administrators:	22.98	23.27	24.81	24.80	25.80	24.70	24.20
School Administrative Support:	20.80	23.00	22.09	22.53	25.40	32.90	24.00
Student Support Services:	38.31	39.33	45.06	42.71	26.40	29.10	22.90
Other Support Services:	136.97	132.59	144.07	129.60	140.96	134.50	104.80
Student-Teacher Ratio:	14.39	13.84	13.39	12.77	13.15	13.51	13.81

Schools

Burger Middle	Grade 7 to Grade 8	174 Wsf Tatum Dr, Hattiesburg MS 39401
Burney Lillie Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 6	901 Ida Ave, Hattiesburg MS 39401
Christian Grace Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 6	2207 West 7th St, Hattiesburg MS 39401
Hattiesburg High	Grade 9 to Grade 12	301 Hutchinson Ave, Hattiesburg MS 39401
Hawkins Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 6	526 Forrest St, Hattiesburg MS 39401
Mary Bethune Alternative	Grade 4 to Grade 12	610 Dumas Ave, Hattiesburg MS 39401
Rowan Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 6	500 Martin Luther King Dr, Hattiesburg MS 39401
Thames Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 6	2900 Jamestown Rd, Hattiesburg MS 39402
Woodley Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 6	2006 O Ferrell St, Hattiesburg MS 39401

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
MCT2 Test
2008	Language Arts	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	144.2	149.3
2009	Language Arts	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	144.1	148.7
2010	Language Arts	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	143.4	149
2011	Language Arts	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	147.3	149.8
2012	Language Arts	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	147.1	150.2
2013	Language Arts	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	148	151
2008	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	142.2	150.6
2009	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	144	151
2010	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	147.6	152.1
2011	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	152.3	153.3
2012	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	149.4	154.1
2013	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	150.2	154.2
2008	Language Arts	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	145.5	148.8
2009	Language Arts	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	147	149.2
2010	Language Arts	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	148.6	149.5
2011	Language Arts	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	147.7	149.6
2012	Language Arts	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	147.5	151
2013	Language Arts	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	149.3	151.8
2008	Mathematics	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	146.7	150.5
2009	Mathematics	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	146.9	151.1
2010	Mathematics	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	148.8	151.5
2011	Mathematics	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	150.1	151.7
2012	Mathematics	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	149.5	152.8
2013	Mathematics	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	150.3	154.1
2008	Language Arts	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	144.7	148.5
2009	Language Arts	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	145.8	148.7
2010	Language Arts	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	145	148.8
2011	Language Arts	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	147.7	148.9
2012	Language Arts	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	146.5	149.9
2013	Language Arts	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	148.5	150.8
2008	Mathematics	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	146.3	149.8
2009	Mathematics	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	146.4	150.2
2010	Mathematics	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	147.4	151.3
2011	Mathematics	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	148.5	151.4
2012	Mathematics	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	147.9	152.3
2013	Mathematics	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	148	153.2
2008	Language Arts	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	144.7	147.6
2009	Language Arts	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	146.9	148.8
2010	Language Arts	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	148.3	149.4
2011	Language Arts	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	148.8	149.8
2012	Language Arts	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	151.2	150.3
2013	Language Arts	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	149.1	150.7
2008	Mathematics	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	146.3	149.3
2009	Mathematics	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	147.1	149.9
2010	Mathematics	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	148.2	150.5
2011	Mathematics	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	150.1	150.6
2012	Mathematics	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	149	151.3
2013	Mathematics	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	150.9	152.4
2008	Language Arts	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	141.2	147
2009	Language Arts	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	143.4	147.8
2010	Language Arts	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	146.6	149.7
2011	Language Arts	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	146.2	149.9
2012	Language Arts	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	148.3	150.7
2013	Language Arts	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	148.7	151.4
2008	Mathematics	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	145.3	148.7
2009	Mathematics	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	145.2	150.1
2010	Mathematics	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	150.1	151.1
2011	Mathematics	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	150.4	152.1
2012	Mathematics	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	153.9	152.3
2013	Mathematics	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	153	153.1
2008	Language Arts	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	142.3	146.6
2009	Language Arts	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	143.5	147.8
2010	Language Arts	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	145.2	147.8
2011	Language Arts	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	146.7	149.1
2012	Language Arts	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	148.1	149.9
2013	Language Arts	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	148.6	150
2008	Mathematics	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	146.4	148.3
2009	Mathematics	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	144.1	149.6
2010	Mathematics	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	150.1	151.5
2011	Mathematics	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	155.1	153.2
2012	Mathematics	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	154	153.7
2013	Mathematics	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	156.2	154.6
MST Test
2008	Science	5th Grade	% met std	25%	40.8%
2009	Science	5th Grade	% met std	26%	42.8%
2010	Science	5th Grade	% met std	30.2%	44.9%
2012	Science	5th Grade	% met std	21.4%	53.6%
2013	Science	5th Grade	% met std	33.0%	63.1%
2008	Science	8th Grade	% met std	14.7%	39.3%
2009	Science	8th Grade	% met std	18.7%	40%
2010	Science	8th Grade	% met std	28.8%	42.9%
2012	Science	8th Grade	% met std	50.4%	56.4%
2013	Science	8th Grade	% met std	59.8%	64.0%
SATP2 Test
2004	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	95.4%	90.7%
2005	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	94.3%	91.6%
2006	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	90.3%	91%
2007	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	92.6%	90.8%
2008	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	77%	71%
2009	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	77.4%	72%
2010	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	79.1%	79.6%
2011	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	87.8%	85.4%
2012	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	83.2%	81.9%
2013	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	75.3%	85.2%
2004	Biology I	End of course	% met std	79.9%	89.2%
2005	Biology I	End of course	% met std	87%	91.8%
2006	Biology I	End of course	% met std	85.5%	93.3%
2007	Biology I	End of course	% met std	85.4%	92.2%
2008	Biology I	End of course	% met std	84.7%	87.9%
2009	Biology I	End of course	% met std	79.6%	87.6%
2010	Biology I	End of course	% met std	71.8%	86.2%
2012	Biology I	End of course	% met std	60.9%	74.7%
2013	Biology I	End of course	% met std	62.1%	78.5%
2004	English II	End of course	% met std	74.6%	83.1%
2005	English II	End of course	% met std	64.9%	82.8%
2006	English II	End of course	% met std	66.7%	78.1%
2007	English II	End of course	% met std	65.1%	77.2%
2008	English II	End of course	% met std	47%	69.7%
2009	English II	End of course	% met std	47%	69%
2010	English II	End of course	% met std	52.7%	68%
2011	English II	End of course	% met std	59.7%	71.8%
2012	English II	End of course	% met std	61.6%	73.1%
2013	English II	End of course	% met std	62%	73%
2004	US History	End of course	% met std	94.4%	95.7%
2005	US History	End of course	% met std	91.1%	96.4%
2006	US History	End of course	% met std	87.2%	95.9%
2007	US History	End of course	% met std	86.2%	93.9%
2008	US History	End of course	% met std	81.4%	94.3%
2009	US History	End of course	% met std	89.7%	96.9%
2010	US History	End of course	% met std	82.4%	93%
2011	US History	End of course	% met std	80.1%	93%
2012	US History	End of course	% met std	61%	72.9%
2013	US History	End of course	% met std	69.4%	81.3%

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$49,514,000	$10,752		$49,779,000	$10,994		$49,630,000	$11,153
Federal:	$11,553,000	$2,509	23.3%	$12,164,000	$2,686	24.4%	$11,821,000	$2,656	23.8%
State:	$19,336,000	$4,199	39.1%	$18,490,000	$4,083	37.1%	$19,354,000	$4,349	39.0%
Local:	$18,625,000	$4,045	37.6%	$19,125,000	$4,224	38.4%	$18,455,000	$4,147	37.2%
Total Expenditures:	$50,236,000	$10,909		$49,959,000	$11,033		$50,408,000	$11,328
Total Current Expenditures:	$46,908,000	$10,186		$45,622,000	$10,076		$47,462,000	$10,666
Instructional Expenditures:	$25,345,000	$5,504	54.0%	$24,749,000	$5,466	54.2%	$25,096,000	$5,640	52.9%
Student and Staff Support:	$5,726,000	$1,243	12.2%	$5,407,000	$1,194	11.9%	$6,627,000	$1,489	14.0%
Administration:	$6,479,000	$1,407	13.8%	$5,919,000	$1,307	13.0%	$5,839,000	$1,312	12.3%
Operations, Food, Other:	$9,358,000	$2,032	19.9%	$9,547,000	$2,108	20.9%	$9,900,000	$2,225	20.9%
Total Capital Outlay:	$2,616,000	$568		$3,426,000	$757		$2,000,000	$449
Construction:	$1,226,000	$266		$2,243,000	$495		$852,000	$191
Total Other:	$165,000	$36		$186,000	$41		$201,000	$45
Interest on Debt:	$547,000	$119		$725,000	$160		$745,000	$167

Total Salary:	$27,831,000	$6,044		$26,533,000	$5,860		$27,897,000	$6,269
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$17,117,000	$3,717	61.5%	$16,571,000	$3,660	62.5%	$16,870,000	$3,791	60.5%
Other Salary:	$10,714,000	$2,327	38.5%	$9,962,000	$2,200	37.5%	$11,027,000	$2,478	39.5%
Total Benefit:	$8,588,000	$1,865		$8,227,000	$1,817		$8,618,000	$1,937
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$5,236,000	$1,137	61.0%	$5,090,000	$1,124	61.9%	$5,200,000	$1,169	60.3%
Other Benefit:	$3,352,000	$728	39.0%	$3,137,000	$693	38.1%	$3,418,000	$768	39.7%

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	45.8%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	44.1%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	10.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	46.9%
Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	19.6%
Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	13.3%
Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	14.7%
Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	5.6%

Mean Base Salary:	$39,730.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$34,217.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	$37,989.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	$43,826.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	$51,079.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	$52,484.0

* Hattiesburg Public School District was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.