West Jones High School

West Jones High School, a well-populated 9-12 campus in Laurel, Mississippi, overseen by Jones County School District, teaches 1,587 students, covering grades 7 through 13. That puts it 144% bigger than the typical public school in Mississippi, which averages around 651 students.

West Jones High School is one of 9 schools operated by Jones County School District, a district that instructs 8,693 students overall.

On demographics, West Jones High School records that the largest single group is White at 50%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 24% Hispanic, 23% Black, 2% multiracial. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 64%.

Looking at school resources, West Jones High School logs 112 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.2:1. The state averages around 12.6:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 66% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Jones County runs at roughly 76%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), West Jones High School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 63.0%; this one delivers 62.1%.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Jones County indicate median household income runs about $52,216, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Jones County's 20 public schools (combined enrollment of about 11,313 students), West Jones High School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: West Jones Elementary School, around 2.8 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around West Jones High School.

West Jones High School operates from a low-density location.

Five-year trend. West Jones High School's enrollment has rose 13% since 2018, when it stood at 1,402 (now 1,587). White enrollment moved from 64% to 50% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 16.9:1 in 2018 to 14.2:1 today.

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