The Forest, MS educational system consists of 5 public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools. Forest public schools have average test scores of 15% which is 46% lower than than the Mississippi average and 70% lower than than the national average. The student to teach ratio of Forest public schools is 16:1, compared to 16:1 in Mississippi and 16:1 across all of the United States. A total of 66.5% of students have completed 8th grade, 62.9% have completed high school, 12.2% have completed a bachelor’s degree and 1.7% have completed a doctorate degree.