East Jones Elementary

East Jones Elementary, a large K-5 school in Laurel, Mississippi, overseen by Jones County School District, hosts 794 students, covering grades pre-K through 6. By comparison, Mississippi's public schools average about 446 students each, so East Jones Elementary sits 78% above that benchmark.

East Jones Elementary is one of 9 schools operated by Jones County School District, a district that enrolls 8,693 students overall.

In terms of who attends, East Jones Elementary logs that the largest single group is White, at 68% of enrollment; the rest reads as 17% Black, 6% multiracial, 5% Hispanic, 4% Native American. That composition is broadly in line with Jones County as a whole.

Looking at school resources, East Jones Elementary shows 61 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.1:1. The state averages around 15.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 74% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), East Jones Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 57.0%; this one delivers 57.4%.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Jones County) shows that median household earnings sit near $52,216, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. In all, Jones County runs 20 public schools (combined enrollment of about 11,313 students), of which East Jones Elementary is one.

Nearest neighbor: Northeast Jones High School, around 0.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 4 other public schools.

East Jones Elementary operates from a rural location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at East Jones Elementary has decreased 8%, going from 862 students in 2018 to 794 in 2025. Class-load math has narrowed: from 17.6:1 in 2018 to 13.1:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.