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.

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.