Total enrollment
5,004
-114 (-2%) vs SY 2020-21
7 schools in Jones County
Georgia · 5,004 students · 2 cities
Public-school families inside Jones County pick from 7 schools serving the district's roughly 5,004 K-12 students (4 elementary, 2 middle, and 1 high).
4-year change in Jones County
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
7
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Jones County ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Georgia | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.1% | #41 of 160 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 5,004 | #66 of 172 | #1,930 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 7 | #66 of 172 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.6:1 | #117 of 172 | #5,057 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 41.3% | #160 of 172 | #5,363 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.4% | #107 of 160 | #2,926 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Jones County
State test results across the district's 7 scored schools run from Turner Woods Elementary School at 56.2% proficient to Mattie Wells Elementary School at 31.6%, a gap of 24.6 points. That is the 59th widest gap among 107 Georgia districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 7 district schools that reported both years went from 5,408 to 5,004 students (down 7%) and from 347 to 342 full-time teachers (down 1%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jones County High School | Gray | High | 09-12 | 1,614 |
| Dames Ferry Elementary School | Gray | Elementary | PK-05 | 613 |
| Gray Station Middle School | Gray | Middle | 06-08 | 609 |
| Turner Woods Elementary School | Gray | Elementary | PK-05 | 590 |
| Mattie Wells Elementary School | Macon | Elementary | PK-05 | 584 |
| Gray Elementary School | Gray | Elementary | PK-05 | 512 |
| Clifton Ridge Middle School | Macon | Middle | 06-08 | 482 |
About Jones County
Across 7 schools, Jones County instructs about 5,004 students in Georgia. By footprint it is a compact district.
For a sense of the school types, Jones County comprises 4 elementary, 2 middle, and 1 high school.
Trend over the past 4 years. Combined enrollment now sits at 5,004 students, stayed largely flat from the 5,118 reported in SY 2020-21.
On allk12, the community for Jones County discusses enrollment trends, district policy changes, and bus-route updates. Members of the local community share what they see day-to-day.