School district · Georgia

Jones County

Jones County in Georgia: 7 public schools with 5,004 students and 14.0 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $14,691 per student in FY2024.

Schools: 7
Students: 5,004
Students per teacher: 14.0; GA 14.1 · US 15.1
Spending per student: $14,691; GA $15.8K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE): 357
Counselors (FTE): 9.0
Students per counselor: 556; GA 385 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE): 3.0; Librarians (FTE): 7.0

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on Georgia's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

Georgia: 40%

44%proficient

−1.3 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 77% of school districts in Georgia

Median 34% · 230 school districts compared

2,101 students tested, grades 3–8 · Georgia Milestones EOG; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Georgia: 43%

46%proficient

A higher share proficient than 67% of school districts in Georgia

Median 38% · 230 school districts compared

2,099 students tested, grades 3–8 · Georgia Milestones EOG; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

Spending per student, 2015–2024

$9.4K15

$9.3K16

$9.5K17

$9.7K18

$10.4K19

$10.8K20

$11.9K21

$12.6K22

$12.8K23

$14.7K24

Where the money comes from (FY2024)

Federal: 11% · $9.2M
State: 60% · $49.5M
Local: 29% · $24.2M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction: $8,921
Support services: $5,100
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay): $10.1M
Long-term debt: $4.6M

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Elementary schools: 4Middle schools: 2High schools: 1

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	Reading	Math	City or town
Dames Ferry Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	613	15.3	49%	55%	Gray
Gray Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	512	14.0	42%	54%	Gray
Mattie Wells Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	584	14.4	33%	31%	Macon
Turner Woods Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	590	14.7	53%	61%	Gray
Clifton Ridge Middle SchoolFree meals for all	6–8	482	12.1	33%	30%	Macon
Gray Station Middle SchoolFree meals for all	6–8	609	13.2	51%	52%	Gray
Jones County High SchoolFree meals for all	9–12	1,614	16.3	—	—	Gray

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Sources

Address: 125 Stewart Avenue, Gray, GA 31032
Phone: (478)986-6580

Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
Annual Survey of School System Finances (U.S. Census Bureau), FY2024. U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (F-33).
State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.