Pine Belt Times

Of the 11,236 students in Jones County schools 51% were men and 49% were women, according to the Mississippi Department of Education.

The previous year, the student body across Jones County schools was 50.7% men and 49.3% women.

West Jones High School in Laurel had the highest number of boys and girls enrolled.

There are 15 schools within the county.

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	Men	Women
West Jones High School	758	758
South Jones High School	645	661
South Jones Elementary School	561	509
West Jones Elementary School	519	503
Northeast Jones High School	525	463
North Jones Elementary School	436	423
East Jones Elementary School	423	349
Laurel High School	352	356
Moselle Elementary School	282	279
Laurel Middle School	278	277
Oak Park Elementary School	237	243
Glade Elementary School	221	209
Mason Elementary School	190	155
Laurel Magnet School of the Arts	151	178
Laurel Upper Elementary School	154	141