📍 339 Railroad St, Gray, Jones County, 31032
Jones County High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Gray, Jones County. The school has 1,626 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Jones County school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 100.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.2:1. 26% of students are proficient in reading. 19% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 88%. The school offers 12 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Jones County High School enrolls 1,626 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 100.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 66% White, 28% Black or African American and 3.6% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 1,073 | 66% |
| Black or African American | 461 | 28% |
| Two or more races | 59 | 3.6% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 28 | 1.7% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
762 of the school's 1,626 students (47%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 592 qualify for free lunch and 170 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Jones County High School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district GA-80, state senate district 26, state house district 129.
Jones County High School is one of 7 schools in Jones County, based in Gray, Georgia. The district serves 5,004 students district-wide and employs 364 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,626 students, Jones County High School is larger than the district average of about 715 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant
Browse live education vacancies at or near Jones County High School.
Find vacancies →