Forrest County Agricultural High School is a public, secondary school in Brooklyn, Mississippi. The school provides education to grades 912. Forrest County AHS is the only independently functioning agricultural high school in the state of Mississippi. An independent school board operates FCAHS, which has its own farm and ranch. Those affiliated with the school are known as "Aggies."
History
Forrest County Agricultural High School was established in 1911 by an act of the Mississippi Legislation as an agricultural boarding school located on 320 acres of donated land. Students from across Mississippi, the United States, and several foreign countries have been educated here. In 1996, the school was listed as a Mississippi landmark by the historical society. Its academic performance, as of 2012, was at the Mississippi average. In a seven-year period from 2005 to 2012 the enrollment increased. A 2012 report by Augenblick, Palaich and Associates suggested that FCAHS should continue operation as is.
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 CoachLarry Dolan, the Aggies have reached the playoffs in each of the last nine seasons, including four 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 its 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. As of 2012, the Aggies produced their first "straight from high school" Division 1-A prospect in Adarius Perkins, who signed with Mississippi State University in February of that year. In the 2013 season, the Aggies reached the SouthState Championshipfor the first time, defeating Quitman at home. Following South State, the Aggies overcame the Lafayette Commodores to become the 2013 4-A State Champions. Shortly after the season ended, Forrest County had three signees on February 5th. The most notable among these signees was Dontavian Lee, who signed a scholarship to play Running Back at Mississippi State University.
