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Jackson County School District

Jackson County School District in Mississippi: 14 public schools with 8,845 students and 14.7 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $10,661 per student in FY2024.

Schools: 14
Students: 8,845
Students per teacher: 14.7; MS 13.4 · US 15.1
Spending per student: $10,661; MS $12.3K · 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): 602
Counselors (FTE): 18.3
Students per counselor: 483; MS 360 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE): 2.0; Librarians (FTE): 16.0

State test results

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

Reading and writing

Mississippi: 47%

59%proficient

−1.4 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 91% of school districts in Mississippi

Median 40% · 146 school districts compared

3,929 students tested, grades 3–8 · MAAP; proficient means Levels 4-5

Math

Mississippi: 52%

65%proficient

−1.5 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 85% of school districts in Mississippi

Median 45% · 147 school districts compared

3,921 students tested, grades 3–8 · MAAP; proficient means Levels 4-5

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

$7.6K15

$7.9K16

$7.9K17

$8.3K18

$8.4K19

$8.9K20

$9.9K21

$10.2K22

$10.9K23

$10.7K24

Where the money comes from (FY2024)

Federal: 14% · $17.6M
State: 51% · $63.9M
Local: 35% · $43.4M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction: $6,258
Support services: $3,843
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay): $11.9M
Long-term debt: $7M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 7Middle schools: 3High schools: 4

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	Reading	Math	City or town
East Central Lower Elementary	Pre-K–2	567	19.4	—	—	Moss Point
East Central Upper Elementary	3–5	566	15.8	66%	74%	Moss Point
St. Martin East Elementary	Pre-K–3	704	17.2	59%	69%	Ocean Springs
St. Martin North Elementary	Pre-K–3	537	16.6	65%	79%	Biloxi
St. Martin Upper Elementary	4–5	600	15.8	59%	55%	St. Martin
Vancleave Lower Elementary	Pre-K–3	686	17.1	64%	61%	Vancleave
Vancleave Upper Elementary	4–5	333	16.3	70%	77%	Vancleave
East Central Middle School	6–8	541	14.1	58%	73%	Moss Point
St. Martin Middle School	6–8	946	14.5	53%	55%	Ocean Springs
Vancleave Middle School	6–8	562	13.5	56%	66%	Vancleave
East Central High School	9–13	777	15.1	—	—	Moss Point
Jackson County Vocational CenterCareer and technical	10–12	0	—	—	—	Vancleave
St. Martin High School	9–13	1,289	15.6	—	—	Ocean Springs
Vancleave High School	9–13	737	13.7	—	—	Vancleave

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: 4700 Colonel Vickrey Rd., Vancleave, MS 39565
Phone: (228)283-3000

Website

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.