This is a 9.6% decrease from the previous school year.
West Jones High School had the highest enrollment in the district with 1,516 students.
A snapshot of Jones County School District showed 56.7% of students were white, 19.5% were Black, 10.5% were Hispanic, 3.8% were multiracial, and 0.4% 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 Enrollment % | Black or African American % | Hispanic of Latino % | Multiracial % | White % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Jones Elementary School | 0% | 15.9% | 0% | 14.7% | 69.4% |
| Glade Elementary School | 0% | 17.2% | 0% | 10.7% | 72.1% |
| North Jones Elementary School | 0% | 36.2% | 17.8% | 7.0% | 39.0% |
| Northeast Jones High School | 0% | 20.6% | 3.9% | 6.9% | 68.6% |
| South Jones Elementary School | 0% | 16.6% | 6.1% | 7.3% | 70.0% |
| South Jones High School | 0% | 18.5% | 10.0% | 3.5% | 68.0% |
| West Jones Elementary School | 0% | 16.0% | 19.6% | 9.6% | 54.8% |
| West Jones High School | 0% | 24.3% | 20.3% | 3.9% | 51.5% |
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