The Jones County School District is a public

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based in Ellisville,

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(

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). In addition to Ellisville, the district also serves a small section of

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and the towns of

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, Ovett, Sandersville, Sharon, Jones County,Gray, Sharon, Soso, Mississippi, Soso, and the Jones County portion of

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Schools

Middle/high schools (and their principals)

*Grades 7–12 **

Northeast Jones High School Northeast Jones High School (NEJ) is a State school#United States, public secondary school, high school located in Jones County, Mississippi, United States, near the city of Laurel, Mississippi, Laurel. Northeast Jones serves students in grades 7 t ...

– Dr. Jennifer Lowery; Supervising Principal **

South Jones High School The Jones County School District is a public school district based in Ellisville, Mississippi (USA). In addition to Ellisville, the district also serves a small section of Laurel and the towns of Moselle, Ovett, Sandersville, Sharon, Jones ...

– Dr. Catherine Ladner; Supervising Principal **

West Jones High School West Jones High School, the "Home of the Mustangs," is a public school in Laurel, Mississippi, part of the Jones County School District. The school provides education to grades 712. The school was named the state's Tech Prep Exemplary Site for ...

– Cooper Pope; Supervising Principal

Elementary schools (and their principals)

*Grades K-6 **East Jones Elementary School – Sylvia Busby; Supervising Principal **Glade Elementary School – Lisa Ishee; Supervising Principal **North Jones Elementary School – Robert Hill; Supervising Principal **Moselle Elementary School – Juanna Warren; Supervising Principal **West Jones Elementary School – Mark Reddoch; Supervising Principal **South Jones Elementary School – Wade Clark; Supervising Principal

Demographics

2017-18 school year

There were a total of 8,837 students enrolled in the Jones County School District during the 2017–2018 school year. The gender makeup of the district was 49% female and 51% male. The racial makeup of the district was 19.3% African American, 64.8% White, 10.4% Hispanic, 1.0% Native American, and 0.6% Asian. 68.5% of the district's students were eligible to receive free lunch.

Previous school years

Accountability statistics

References

External links

* {{coord, 31.630778, -89.181234, display=title Education in Jones County, Mississippi School districts in Mississippi