Pine Belt Times

Of the 11,928 students enrolled in Jones County schools in 2019-2020, 48.9% were White, according to the Mississippi Department of Education. This was the most represented ethnicity among Jones County students.

This is a 0.8% decrease from the previous school year.

South Jones High School had the highest enrollment of White students in the 2019-2020 school year.

A snapshot of Jones County schools showed 48.9% students were White, 36.2% were Black or African American, 10% were Hispanic or Latino and 1.9% were Two or More Races.

There are 15 schools in Jones County.

Mississippi has continually struggled with public education. The most recent Report Card on American Education, from a right-leaning think tank, gave the state a C-. This is consistent with ratings stretching back nearly one decade.

The nonpartisan Education Week also ranked Mississippi schools as C- in their most recent analysis.

School	Asian Enrollment %	Black or African American %	Hispanic of Latino %	Two or More Races %	White %
East Jones Elementary School	-	16.9	-	5.7	69.4
Glade Elementary School	-	16.9	2.9	5	74.8
Laurel High School	-	89.5	6.3	1.3	2.2
Laurel Magnet School of the Arts	-	83.8	-	-	11.5
Laurel Middle School	-	86.4	10.3	-	2.3
Maddox Elementary School	-	81.9	13.9	-	-
Mason Elementary School	-	72.7	16.5	3.3	6
Moselle Elementary School	-	7.9	10.9	-	75.5
North Jones Elementary School	-	34	19	-	42
Northeast Jones High School	-	19.4	3.8	-	71.7
Oak Park Elementary School	-	86.8	10.5	-	1.7
South Jones Elementary School	-	17.3	7	-	70.7
South Jones High School	-	17.2	6.8	2.1	72.9
West Jones Elementary School	-	13.7	20.5	6.2	58.4
West Jones High School	-	24.6	15.2	2.4	56.8

Some information provided by the Mississippi Department of Education may be incomplete.