Editing Hattiesburg, Mississippi (section)

==Education==
[[File:HattiesburgPublicSchoolAdminBldg.jpg|thumb|Camp School Building, [[Hattiesburg Municipal Separate School District]] headquarters]]
[[File:New Hattiesburg High School.jpg|thumb|[[Hattiesburg High School]]]]

===Colleges and universities===
Hattiesburg is home to the main campuses of two institutions of higher learning: the public [[University of Southern Mississippi]] (USM) and the private Baptist-supported [[William Carey University]]. Both have campuses in other locations; USM has a campus in [[Long Beach, Mississippi|Long Beach]], Mississippi, and William Carey has campuses in [[Gulfport, Mississippi|Gulfport]], and [[New Orleans, Louisiana|New Orleans]], Louisiana. The Forrest County Center of [[Pearl River Community College]], a public institution, is located in Hattiesburg, with the main campus located in [[Poplarville, Mississippi|Poplarville]], Mississippi.

===K-12 schools===
[[File:Presbyterian Christian High School (3298083367).jpg|thumb|right|[[Presbyterian Christian School]] secondary school]]
Public education in most of Hattiesburg is served by the [[Hattiesburg Municipal Separate School District]], serving grades K–12. Portions of Hattiesburg are served by [[Forrest County Schools]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st28_ms/schooldistrict_maps/c28035_forrest/DC20SD_C28035.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Forrest County, MS|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=2022-04-13}}</ref> Portions of Hattiesburg in Lamar County are zoned to [[Lamar County School District (Mississippi)|Lamar County School District]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st28_ms/schooldistrict_maps/c28073_lamar/DC20SD_C28073.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Lamar County, MS|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=2022-04-13}}</ref>

Hattiesburg High School is a part of the Hattiesburg district. North Forrest High School (grades 7–12) is a part of the Forrest school district. Oak Grove High School (grades 9–12) is under the Lamar County School District.

[[Forrest County Agricultural High School]] is an independent public high school near Hattiesburg.

;Private schools include:
* [[Sacred Heart High School (Hattiesburg, Mississippi)|Sacred Heart Catholic School]] (grades Pre-K–12)
* [[Presbyterian Christian School]] (grades PreK–12)
* School of Excellence (grades K–6) (now Early Learning Center, 6 weeks to Pre-K)
* Lamar Christian School (grades Pre-K-12)
* Bass Christian Elementary (grades K–8)
* Bass Memorial Academy (grades 9–12)
* Central Baptist School (grades K–12)
* Benedict Day School (grades K–8)
*Innova Prep (grades K-12)
* The Adept School

===Libraries===
[[File:Forrest County Public Library.jpg|thumb|right|Forrest County Public Library]]
Forrest County Public Library serves the city. The library has a location in downtown Hattiesburg as well as in neighboring Petal.