Of the 8,581 students enrolled in Jones County School District in the 2023-24 school year, 55.5% were white, according to the Mississippi Department of Education.
This is a 1.3% decrease from the previous school year.
Among the eight schools in the district, West Jones High School had the largest enrollment of white students in the 2023-24 school year.
A snapshot of Jones County School District’s student body showed that 60.4% of students were white, 20.5% were Black, 12% were Hispanic, 5.9% were multiracial, and 0.8% were American Indian.
Jones County School District roughly covers eight schools within Jones County and has a main office in Laurel.
Mississippi’s schools, with an enrollment of 436,523 in the 2023-24 academic year, are mostly divided between two ethnicities, with Black or African American students being the largest racial group at 46.86%, followed by white students at 42.14%.
Students in the state showed a significant improvement in the 2022-23 academic year, demonstrating sustained progress in their post-pandemic recovery. Overall, 87% of schools and 91% of districts achieved a grade of C or better, compared to 81% of schools and 87% of districts in the prior year.
Results from the 2022-23 Mississippi Academic Assessment Program (MAAP) showed students reaching an all-time high in all core subjects. Students better performed on the Math and English portion of the test, achieving grades around 5% better than in the previous year.
| School | % Asian | % Black or African American | % Hispanic or Latino | % Multiracial | % White |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Jones Elementary School | 0% | 17.1% | 0% | 15.5% | 67.4% |
| Glade Elementary School | 0% | 18.8% | 2.9% | 7.3% | 71.0% |
| North Jones Elementary School | 0% | 36.9% | 17.5% | 7.1% | 38.5% |
| Northeast Jones High School | 0% | 21.0% | 4.7% | 8.9% | 65.4% |
| South Jones Elementary School | 0% | 18.1% | 5.7% | 6.3% | 69.9% |
| South Jones High School | 0% | 18.8% | 11.3% | 3.4% | 66.5% |
| West Jones Elementary School | 0% | 16.7% | 17.9% | 11.1% | 54.3% |
| West Jones High School | 0% | 23.7% | 21.4% | 4.6% | 50.3% |
