Jones County School System, Georgia

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Jones County School System
District details
School board members: 5
Students: 5,157 (2022-2023)
Schools: 7 (2022-2023)
Website: Link

Jones County School System is a school district in Georgia (Jones County). During the 2023 school year, 5,157 students attended one of the district's seven schools.

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

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School board

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

List of school board members

Name	Seat	Year assumed office	Year term ends
Ginger Bailey
Mike Gordon	District 1
Nancy Nash	District 3
Brady Skinner	District 2
Kimbrell Washburn	District 4

Elections

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Budget

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

• Revenue
• Expenditures

Revenue, 2020-2021

SOURCE	AMOUNT	AMOUNT PER STUDENT	PERCENT
Federal:	$6,781,000	$1,325	10%
Local:	$20,412,000	$3,988	31%
State:	$38,167,000	$7,457	58%
Total:	$65,360,000	$12,771

Expenditures, 2020-2021

TYPE	AMOUNT	AMOUNT PER STUDENT	PERCENT
Total Expenditures:	$66,183,000	$12,931
Total Current Expenditures:	$60,942,000	$11,907
Instructional Expenditures:	$37,672,000	$7,360	57%
Student and Staff Support:	$6,786,000	$1,325	10%
Administration:	$5,574,000	$1,089	8%
Operations, Food Service, Other:	$10,910,000	$2,131	16%
Total Capital Outlay:	$4,763,000	$930
Construction:	$3,312,000	$647
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other:	$0	$0
Interest on Debt:	$426,000	$83

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."

• Mathematics
• Reading/language arts
• Graduation rates

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 (%)
2020-2021	32	60-79	15	40-49	PS	30-34	38
2018-2019	40	>=50	24	60-69	PS	40-44	46
2017-2018	38	>=50	21	40-49	PS	35-39	44
2016-2017	39	>=50	25	50-59	PS	35-39	44
2015-2016	43	>=50	27	50-59		45-49	48
2014-2015	41	>=50	25	40-49	PS	50-54	46
2013-2014	78	>=50	71	80-89	PS	85-89	81
2012-2013	85	>=50	78	80-89	PS	80-84	87
2011-2012	81	>=50	76	70-79	PS	75-79	83
2010-2011	86	>=50	81	>=80	PS	>=90	88

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 (%)
2020-2021	34	>=50	21	30-39	PS	35-39	38
2018-2019	42	>=50	28	40-49	PS	40-44	48
2017-2018	40	>=50	25	30-39	PS	45-49	45
2016-2017	37	>=50	22	50-59	PS	35-39	42
2015-2016	40	>=50	26	40-49		50-54	44
2014-2015	38	>=50	24	40-49	PS	55-59	41
2013-2014	96	>=50	93	>=90	PS	>=95	97
2012-2013	95	>=50	92	>=90	PS	>=95	97
2011-2012	95	>=50	92	>=90	PS	>=95	96
2010-2011	94	>=50	92	>=80	PS	>=90	95

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 (%)
2019-2020	88	PS	85-89	PS		>=50	85-89
2018-2019	82	PS	85-89	>=50		>=50	80-84
2017-2018	88	PS	90-94	PS		>=50	85-89
2016-2017	85		80-84				85-89
2015-2016	86	PS	90-94	PS	PS	PS	80-84
2014-2015	78	PS	75-79	PS		PS	75-79
2013-2014	72		65-69				70-74
2012-2013	77		75-79	PS		>=50	75-79
2011-2012	70	PS	70-74	PS		PS	65-69
2010-2011	72	PS	70-74	PS		PS	73

Students

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

• Enrollment
• Demographics

Year	Enrollment	Year-to-year change (%)
2022-2023	5,157	0.7
2021-2022	5,121	0.1
2020-2021	5,118	-3.4
2019-2020	5,291	-0.2
2018-2019	5,301	-2.0
2017-2018	5,408	0.7
2016-2017	5,370	-2.4
2015-2016	5,500	1.1
2014-2015	5,439	-0.8
2013-2014	5,485	-0.7
2012-2013	5,525	-1.2
2011-2012	5,594	-0.2
2010-2011	5,606	0.2
2009-2010	5,596	-1.3
2008-2009	5,669	0.5
2007-2008	5,638	1.7
2006-2007	5,544	4.8
2005-2006	5,278	0.8
2004-2005	5,234	0.9
2003-2004	5,187	3.3
2002-2003	5,014	2.9
2001-2002	4,870	1.6
2000-2001	4,790	1.0
1999-2000	4,740	0.0

Racial Demographics, 2022-2023

RACE	Jones County School System (%)	Georgia K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native	0.1	0.2
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander	0.3	4.7
Black	26.0	36.4
Hispanic	2.6	18.1
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	0.0	0.1
Two or More Races	4.3	4.6
White	66.7	35.9

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.

• Teachers
• Administrators
• Other staff

As of the 2022-2023 school year, Jones County School System had 364.70 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 14.14.

Teachers, 2022-2023 school year

TYPE	NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten:	14.00
Kindergarten:	22.80
Elementary:	127.20
Secondary:	146.70
Total:	364.70

Jones County School System employed 13.10 district administrators and 24.00 school administrators as of the 2022-2023 school year.

Administrators, 2022-2023 school year

TYPE	NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators:	13.10
District Administrative Support:	5.00
School Administrators:	24.00
School Administrative Support:	22.00

Other staff, 2022-2023 school year

TYPE	NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides:	98.60
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors:	7.00
Total Guidance Counselors:	9.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	4.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	5.00
Librarians/Media Specialists:	7.00
Library/Media Support:	7.00
Student Support Services:	28.00
Other Support Services:	158.70

Schools

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

The Jones County School System operates seven schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.

List of schools

SCHOOL NAME	NUMBER OF STUDENTS	GRADES
Clifton Ridge Middle School	550	6-8
Dames Ferry Elementary School	584	PK-5
Gray Elementary School	533	PK-5
Gray Station Middle School	653	6-8
Jones County High School	1,626	9-12
Mattie Wells Elementary School	596	PK-5
Turner Woods Elementary School	615	PK-5

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