📍 313 Anderson Street, Ellisville, Jones County, 39437
South Jones High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Ellisville, Jones County. The school has 1,306 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Jones Co School Dist school district. It serves grades 7–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 88.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.8:1. 39% of students are proficient in reading. 38% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 86%. The school offers 6 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
South Jones High School enrolls 1,306 students across grades 7–12. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 88.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 68% White, 19% Black or African American and 10% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 888 | 68% |
| Black or African American | 242 | 19% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 130 | 10% |
| Two or more races | 37 | 2.8% |
| Asian | 7 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,303 of the school's 1,306 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 817 qualify for free lunch and 486 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
South Jones High School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, 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 MS-40, state senate district 42, state house district 89.
South Jones High School is one of 11 schools in Jones County School District, based in Ellisville, Mississippi. The district serves 8,693 students district-wide and employs 634 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,306 students, South Jones High School is larger than the district average of about 790 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant
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