District profile / Mississippi

Jones County School District

Ellisville, Mississippi · Public school district · #8 of 109 Mississippi districts by enrollment

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8,693

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$8,766

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 13% below the Mississippi median

13.3

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Mississippi median 13.3

Jones County School District is a public school district based in Ellisville, Mississippi, serving 8,693 students in 11 schools. By enrollment it ranks #8 of the 109 Mississippi districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 94% of them. Its schools average 790 students each, more than the Mississippi median of 399. It spends about $8,766 per student on day-to-day operations, 13% less than the Mississippi median. It has roughly 13.3 students per teacher.

How Jones County compares

Jones CountyMississippi median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$8,766

Mississippi median $10,034 · 13% below · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$5,762

Mississippi median $5,828 · about the same · FY2020-21

Students per school790

Mississippi median 399 · 98% above · 2024-25

Students per teacher13.3

Mississippi median 13.3 · about the same · 2024-25

Students per counselor543

Mississippi median 382 · 42% above · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$91.7 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 18%State 54%Local 28%

Measure	Jones County	Mississippi median	Year
Current spending per student	$8,766	$10,034	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$5,762	$5,828	FY2020-21
Total spending	$81.1 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$91.7 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	656	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	1,230	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	13.3	13.3	2024-25
Students per counselor	543	382	2024-25

Spending: NCES school district finance survey (F-33), FY2020-21. Staffing and enrollment: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25. Via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. The Mississippi median compares districts with 1,000 or more students.

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Peer districts in Mississippi

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District	Students	Schools	Spending per student	Students per teacher	Rank
Lamar County School DistrictPurvis	10,318	17	$9,312	13.3	#6
Jackson County School DistrictVancleave	8,845	14	$9,912	14.7	#7
Jones County School DistrictEllisville · this district	8,693	11	$8,766	13.3	#8
Tupelo Public School DistrictTupelo	7,192	14	$10,586	13.0	#9
Vicksburg Warren School DistrictVicksburg	6,610	15	$10,650	13.7	#10

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Dripping Springs ISDDripping Springs, TX	8,712	$9,913	15.2
Meriden School DistrictMeriden, CT	8,707	$18,516	15.2
Oneida County DistrictMalad, ID	8,702	$4,630	30.7
Laurel CountyLondon, KY	8,676	$10,224	16.1

Peers are the districts closest in enrollment, so they can still differ in many other ways. Enrollment, school counts and phone numbers are from the NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25.

Printed from Superintendent's Corner: https://superintendentscorner.com/district-ms-jones-county-school-district