Forrest County Agricultural High School (FCAHS) is a public, secondary school

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 in Brooklyn

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, Mississippi

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). They provide education to grades 9

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-12

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Forrest County AHS is one of three independently functioning agricultural high schools in the state of Mississippi.

Those affiliated with the school are known as "Aggies."

2006-07 school year

There were a total of 588 students enrolled at Forrest County Agricultural High School during the 2006-2007 school year. The gender makeup of the school was 51% female and 49% male. The racial makeup of the school was 68.88% White, 30.44% African American, and 0.68% Hispanic. 39.3% of the school's students were eligible to receive free lunch. The Aggies excel in various sports, especially football in recent years. Under the leadership of Head Coach Larry Dolan, the Aggies have reached the playoffs in each of the last six seasons, including two trips to the third round of the 4-A state playoffs. In 2006, the Aggies went undefeated in the regular season, losing to Terry in the third round, and completing the season with a 12-1 record. Among the final eight teams remaining in those 2006 4A state playoffs, F.C.A.H.S. is the only school to maintain it's 4-A classification upon Mississippi's shift to a 6-A class system. The other seven teams now hold a 5-A or 6-A classification.

Previous school years

School Year	Enrollment	Gender Makeup		Racial Makeup
		Female	Male	Asian	African American	Hispanic	Native American	Caucasian
2005-06	602	50%	50%	–	28.57%	0.50%	0.16%	70.76%
2004-05	576	50%	50%	–	28.13%	0.87%	–	71.01%
2003-04	550	49%	51%	0.18%	25.27%	0.55%	–	74.00%
2002-03	529	49%	51%	–	24.95%	0.57%	–	74.48%

Accountability statistics

	2006-07	2005-06	2004-05	2003-04	2002-03
District Accreditation Status	Accredited	Accredited	Accredited	Accredited	Accredited
School Performance Classifications
Level 5 (Superior Performing)		X	X
Level 4 (Exemplary)	X			X	X
Level 3 (Successful)
Level 2 (Under Performing)
Level 1 (Low Performing)

See also

• Coahoma Agricultural High School
  Coahoma Agricultural High School
  Coahoma Agricultural High School is a public, secondary school in unincorporated Coahoma County, Mississippi . It is located on the campus of Coahoma Community College, approximately north of Clarksdale. It is controlled by the Coahoma Agricultural High School District.The school has its own...
  
  
• Hinds County Agricultural High School
  Hinds County Agricultural High School
  Hinds County Agricultural High School is a public, secondary school in Utica, Mississippi . It is located on the Utica campus of Hinds Community College....
  
  
• List of high schools in Mississippi
• List of school districts in Mississippi

External links

• Forrest County Agricultural High School
• http://www.fcahsaggies.com/ The Unofficial Portal for the FCAHS Alumni Association. This site provides a free forum for FCAHS alumni to meet on line. Former students of FCAHS, whether or not they graduated from the school, and teachers are invited to join the site and contribute to its discussions.
• http://www.fcahs.net FCAHS Centennial Website. Features a pictorial tour of the school/campus.