Total enrollment
8,693
+620 (+8%) vs SY 2020-21
11 schools in Jones County School District
Mississippi · 8,693 students · 3 cities
Public-school families inside Jones County School District pick from 11 schools serving the district's roughly 8,693 K-12 students (6 elementary and 4 high).
4-year change in Jones County School District
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
9
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Jones County School District ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Mississippi | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 60.6% | #45 of 126 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 8,693 | #8 of 136 | #1,082 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 9 | #17 of 136 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.3:1 | #55 of 136 | #3,482 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 69.2% | #95 of 135 | #2,009 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.1% | #31 of 105 | #2,032 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 School District
State test results across the district's 9 scored schools run from South Jones High School at 64.6% proficient to North Jones Elementary School at 52.6%, a gap of 12.0 points. That is the 79th widest gap among 92 Mississippi districts with four or more scored schools.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Jones High School | Laurel | High | 07-13 | 1,587 |
| South Jones High School | Ellisville | High | 07-13 | 1,300 |
| South Jones Elementary School | Ellisville | Elementary | PK-06 | 1,129 |
| West Jones Elementary School | Laurel | Elementary | PK-06 | 1,114 |
| Northeast Jones High School | Laurel | High | 07-13 | 938 |
| North Jones Elementary School | Laurel | Elementary | PK-06 | 854 |
| East Jones Elementary | Laurel | Elementary | PK-06 | 794 |
| Moselle Elementary School | Moselle | Elementary | PK-06 | 554 |
| Glade Elementary | Laurel | Elementary | PK-06 | 423 |
| Jones Co Career & Technical Education Ctr | Laurel | High | 07-12 | 0 |
| Jones County Learning Center | Ellisville | Combined | 03-12 | 0 |
About Jones County School District
Jones County School District runs 11 public schools across Mississippi, collectively instructing roughly 8,693 students.
On the level-by-level breakdown, Jones County School District is built around 6 elementary, 4 high schools, and 1 combined or other.
Per-school enrollment averages around 790 in this district, above the Mississippi typical of 498.
Over the past 4-year window. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment climbed 8%: 8,073 students in SY 2020-21 versus 8,693 in SY 2024-25.
On this page, the community for Jones County School District discusses enrollment trends, district policy changes, and bus-route updates. Anyone with firsthand knowledge of these schools is welcome to weigh in.