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District details
School board members: 5
Students: 8,581 (2023-2024)
Schools: 11 (2023-2024)
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Jones County School District is a school district in Mississippi (Jones County). During the 2024 school year, 8,581 students attended one of the district's 11 schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, election rules, finances, academics, policies, and more details about the district.

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Elections

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About the district

School board

The Jones County School District consists of five members serving six-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Dan Ashley
Randy Norwood
Nick Wooten
Ronnie Herrington2025
Jerry Terry Jr.2025

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Overlapping state house districts

Jones County School District
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
Mississippi House of Representatives District 88Charles BlackwellRepublican Party 65% 100%
Mississippi House of Representatives District 89Donnie ScogginRepublican Party 21% 96%
Mississippi House of Representatives District 90Noah SanfordRepublican Party 8% 10%
Mississippi House of Representatives District 80Omeria ScottDemocratic Party 6% 12%

The table was limited to the lower chamber because it provides the most granularity. State house districts tend to be more numerous and therefore smaller than state senate or U.S. House districts. This provides an impression of the partisan affiliations in the area.

Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $18,990,000 $2,223 20%
Local: $27,634,000 $3,235 29%
State: $49,692,000 $5,818 52%
Total: $96,316,000 $11,277
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $84,449,000 $9,887
Total Current Expenditures: $75,902,000 $8,886
Instructional Expenditures: $49,791,000 $5,829 59%
Student and Staff Support: $4,958,000 $580 6%
Administration: $6,748,000 $790 8%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $14,362,000 $1,681 17%
Total Capital Outlay: $5,953,000 $696
Construction: $3,375,000 $395
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $1,857,000 $217
Interest on Debt: $737,000 $86

Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2021-2022 48 60-79 29 45 20-29 45-49 56
2020-2021 40 70-79 22 39 20-29 30-34 46
2018-2019 51 60-79 37 53 30-39 45-49 55
2017-2018 46 >=80 32 41 30-39 40-44 51
2016-2017 39 >=80 23 36 30-39 35-39 45
2015-2016 32 60-79 19 27 11-19 30-34 37
2014-2015 23 40-59 13 20-24 6-9 11-19 27
2013-2014 67 >=80 51 65-69 40-49 50-59 71
2012-2013 70 >=80 57 65-69 50-59 74
2011-2012 66 >=80 51 60-64 50-59 70
2010-2011 65 >=80 50 60-64 40-49 69

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2021-2022 43 40-59 24 32 11-19 40-44 51
2020-2021 39 40-59 24 31 20-29 35-39 46
2018-2019 45 40-59 28 35 20-29 40-44 52
2017-2018 43 50-59 29 31 20-29 40-44 48
2016-2017 38 60-79 19 27 20-29 25-29 45
2015-2016 34 70-79 17 15 11-19 30-39 41
2014-2015 32 40-59 17 15-19 11-19 20-29 38
2013-2014 58 >=80 43 45-49 30-39 60-69 63
2012-2013 63 >=80 46 50-54 40-49 68
2011-2012 58 >=80 41 50-54 30-39 63
2010-2011 56 60-79 40 45-49 20-29 61

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2021-2022 92 PS 90-94 >=90 PS >=50 93
2020-2021 91 PS 90-94 >=90 >=50 >=50 91
2019-2020 89 PS 85-89 80-89 PS >=50 91
2018-2019 90 PS 80-84 80-89 >=50 PS 92
2017-2018 88 PS 85-89 >=80 >=50 PS 88
2016-2017 88 PS 85-89 >=50 PS PS 89
2015-2016 85 75-79 >=50 PS 87
2014-2015 82 75-79 >=50 83
2013-2014 77 PS 65-69 >=50 PS 79
2012-2013 80 75-79 82
2011-2012 80 75-79 82
2010-2011 80 75-79 82

Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024 8,581 0.7
2022-2023 8,524 -0.2
2021-2022 8,541 5.5
2020-2021 8,073 -9.5
2019-2020 8,837 1.5
2018-2019 8,701 0.1
2017-2018 8,689 0.2
2016-2017 8,672 1.6
2015-2016 8,537 0.1
2014-2015 8,532 -0.4
2013-2014 8,562 0.3
2012-2013 8,534 0.0
2011-2012 8,530 1.1
2010-2011 8,432 1.8
2009-2010 8,284 1.7
2008-2009 8,145 -0.2
2007-2008 8,164 1.4
2006-2007 8,049 0.2
2005-2006 8,031 1.5
2004-2005 7,907 1.2
2003-2004 7,811 0.7
2002-2003 7,755 0.7
2001-2002 7,697 -1.5
2000-2001 7,812 -0.7
1999-2000 7,865 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Jones County School District (%) Mississippi K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.8 0.2
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.5 1.1
Black 20.5 46.9
Hispanic 12.0 5.0
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.1
Two or More Races 5.9 4.6
White 60.4 42.1

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Jones County School District had 653.26 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 13.14.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 12.00
Kindergarten: 38.99
Elementary: 241.98
Secondary: 300.61
Total: 653.26

Jones County School District employed 11.82 district administrators and 25.00 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 11.82
District Administrative Support: 28.04
School Administrators: 25.00
School Administrative Support: 39.45
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 150.81
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 9.02
Total Guidance Counselors: 15.92
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 5.92
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 10.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 8.52
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 32.69
Other Support Services: 245.68

Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

The Jones County School District operates 11 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
East Jones Elementary School782PK-6
Glade Elementary School421PK-6
Jones Co Career & Tech Ed Center07-12
Jones County Learning Center03-12
Moselle Elementary School562PK-6
Northeast Jones High School9227-12
North Jones Elementary School833PK-6
South Jones Elementary School1,068PK-6
South Jones High School1,3487-12
West Jones Elementary School1,071PK-6
West Jones High School1,5747-12


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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    2. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2021-22 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed October 18, 2025
    3. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
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