Total enrollment
1,016
+2 (+0%) vs SY 2020-21
5 schools in Jones County Schools
North Carolina · 1,016 students · 4 cities
Jones County Schools is a public-school district inside North Carolina, running 5 K-12 schools with combined enrollment of roughly 1,016 students, broken out as 4 elementary and 1 high.
4-year change in Jones County Schools
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
5
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Jones County Schools ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In North Carolina | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.4% | #50 of 112 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,016 | #114 of 116 | #6,884 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 5 | #100 of 116 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.0:1 | #15 of 116 | #4,379 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 98.5% | #51 of 114 | #385 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.6% | #35 of 111 | #795 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 Schools
State test results across the district's 5 scored schools run from Comfort Elementary at 60.7% proficient to Jones Senior High School at 47.6%, a gap of 13.1 points. That is the 101st widest gap among 104 North Carolina districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 4 district schools that reported both years went from 649 to 521 students (down 20%) and from 51 to 39 full-time teachers (down 24%), 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 Senior High School | Trenton | High | 06-12 | 495 |
| Trenton Elementary | Trenton | Elementary | PK-05 | 153 |
| Comfort Elementary | Comfort | Elementary | PK-05 | 127 |
| Maysville Elementary | Maysville | Elementary | PK-05 | 121 |
| Pollocksville Elementary | Pollocksville | Elementary | PK-05 | 120 |
About Jones County Schools
As a thinly populated district in North Carolina, Jones County Schools hosts 1,016 students across 5 schools.
On the level-by-level breakdown, Jones County Schools is built around 4 elementary and 1 high school.
On a per-school basis, Jones County Schools runs about 203 students per school, 64% meaningfully below the state mean of roughly 571.
Over the past 4-year window. Combined enrollment now sits at 1,016 students, remained close to its prior level from the 1,014 reported in SY 2020-21.
On allk12, the community for Jones County Schools discusses school events, board meetings, and seasonal calendars. Anyone with firsthand knowledge of these schools is welcome to weigh in.