School district · Mississippi
Jackson Public Schools
Jackson Public Schools in Mississippi: 41 public schools with 16,870 students and 13.5 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $14,753 per student in FY2024.
- Schools
- 41
- Students
- 16,870
- Students per teacher
- 13.5
- MS 13.4 · US 15.1
- Spending per student
- $14,753
- 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)
- 1,250
- Counselors (FTE)
- 79.5
- Students per counselor
- 212
- MS 360 · US 357
- Psychologists (FTE)
- 2.0
- Librarians (FTE): 37.0
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%28%proficient
−1.0 points from 2023–24 school year
A lower share proficient than 84% of school districts in Mississippi
Median 40% · 146 school districts compared
7,032 students tested, grades 3–8 · MAAP; proficient means Levels 4-5
Math
Mississippi: 52%25%proficient
−1.1 points from 2023–24 school year
A lower share proficient than 90% of school districts in Mississippi
Median 45% · 147 school districts compared
7,021 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.
- Federal
- 34% · $111.6M
- State
- 37% · $121M
- Local
- 30% · $98.3M
Per student (FY2024)
- Instruction
- $7,582
- Support services
- $6,306
- Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
- $47.7M
- Long-term debt
- $111.6M
Schools
Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.
| School | Grades | Students | Students / teacher | Reading | Math |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Van Winkle Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K | 275 | 15.4 | — | — |
Barack Obama Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | K–5 | 242 | 16.9 | 86% | 82% |
Bates Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | K–5 | 482 | 18.3 | 24% | 18% |
Boyd Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | K–5 | 424 | 16.2 | 23% | 12% |
Casey Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 308 | 17.3 | 56% | 52% |
Clausell Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | K–5 | 231 | 14.3 | 27% | 29% |
Galloway Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 296 | 14.4 | 25% | 22% |
Green Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 365 | 17.3 | 32% | 26% |
Isable Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | K–5 | 244 | 16.5 | 20% | 11% |
John Hopkins Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 497 | 17.5 | 35% | 34% |
Johnson Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 444 | 16.2 | 19% | 16% |
Key Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 259 | 16.0 | 19% | 18% |
McLeod Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 343 | 16.4 | 32% | 22% |
McWillie Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 414 | 15.6 | 83% | 71% |
Morrison Academic Advancement CtrAlternative | 1–7 | 0 | — | — | — |
North Jackson Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 346 | 16.3 | 55% | 53% |
Oak Forest Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | K–5 | 436 | 18.8 | 24% | 15% |
Pecan Park Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 510 | 16.5 | 23% | 24% |
Shirley Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | — | — | 25% | 12% |
Spann Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | K–5 | 433 | 17.2 | 47% | 30% |
Timberlawn Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | K–5 | 295 | 15.4 | 35% | 16% |
Walton Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 457 | 16.4 | 35% | 32% |
Wells APAC Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | 4–5 | 40 | 6.4 | 88% | 73% |
Wilkins Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | K–5 | 434 | 20.9 | 22% | 14% |
| 6–8 | 318 | 11.5 | 60% | 74% | |
Blackburn Middle SchoolFree meals for all | 6–8 | 317 | 7.3 | 12% | 12% |
Cardozo Middle SchoolFree meals for all | 6–8 | 531 | 10.4 | 12% | 10% |
Kirksey Middle SchoolFree meals for all | 6–8 | 389 | 12.8 | 20% | 26% |
Northwest Middle SchoolFree meals for all | 6–8 | 242 | 10.3 | 66% | 62% |
Peeples Middle SchoolFree meals for all | 6–8 | 541 | 11.6 | 11% | 7.2% |
| 6–8 | 704 | 12.5 | 14% | 9.5% | |
Callaway High SchoolFree meals for all | 9–13 | 994 | 14.0 | — | — |
Career Development CenterCareer and technical | 9–12 | 0 | — | — | — |
Forest Hill High SchoolFree meals for all | 9–13 | 1,139 | 13.9 | — | — |
Jim Hill High SchoolFree meals for all | 9–12 | 975 | 11.4 | — | — |
Lanier Junior/Senior High SchoolFree meals for all | 7–12 | 895 | 11.0 | 9.5% | 20% |
Murrah High SchoolFree meals for all | 9–13 | 1,259 | 15.8 | — | — |
Provine High SchoolFree meals for all | 9–12 | 791 | 10.6 | — | — |
Capital City Alternative SchoolAlternative | 4–12 | 0 | — | — | — |
Career Academic Placement ProgramAlternative | 1–12 | 0 | — | — | — |
Youth Court SchoolAlternative | 1–12 | 0 | — | — | — |
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.
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.
Sources
- Address
- 662 South President Street, Jackson, MS 39201
- Phone
- (601)960-8700
- 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.