At a glance
Source years shown below
Reported students
17,429
NCES CCD 2024–25
Open schools
40
NCES preliminary directory 2025–26
Student–teacher ratio
13.9:1
Calculated from NCES 2024–25 enrollment and teacher FTE
Spending per pupil
$13,713
Current expenditure · FY 2023 F-33
Instruction per pupil
$7,500
Calculated from FY 2023 F-33
Grades served
PK–13
NCES preliminary directory 2025–26
Historical enrollment and staffing · CRDC 2021–22
These older figures are kept separate from 2024–25 statistics and benchmarks. Agency figures aggregate matched current school records; they may not cover the complete historical district.
- Students
- 15,635
- Teachers (FTE)
- 1,125.3
- Student–teacher ratio
- 13.9:1
What current records say about Jackson Public Schools
Jackson Public Schools operates 40 current public-school records serving grades PK–13 in Jackson, Mississippi. NCES reports 17,429 students and 1,250 classroom teacher FTE for 2024–25.
Within Mississippi agencies of the same NCES type, it ranks 3 of 138 with reported enrollment. That position describes scale only—it does not say whether individual schools are a good fit for a particular student.
FY 2023 finance records show $13,713 in current expenditure per pupil and $7,500 per pupil assigned to instruction. Within the same NCES agency type, this places reported current spending 46 of 138 in Mississippi. Local wages, transportation, special education, facilities, and agency responsibilities all affect this comparison.
Reported needs and resources
- English learners
- 2.1%
- Students with disabilities (IDEA)
- 10.7%
- Classroom teachers (FTE)
- 1,250
- Current expenditure (FY 2023)
- $256,576,000
Context measures describe who a district serves and its resources. They are not negative rating inputs.
Jackson Public Schools
Jackson, Mississippi
NCES EDGE 2024–25 · 32.2923, -90.1827
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Race and ethnicity share of reported enrollment
- White1.7%
- Hispanic4.3%
- Black92.5%
- Asian0.1%
- American Indian / Alaska Native0%
- Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0%
- Multiracial1.3%
Race/ethnicity: NCES CCD 2024–25. English learner and disability context: CRDC 2021–22 matched schools. Totals can differ due to rounding or source privacy rules.
Explore schools in Jackson Public Schools
40 current directory entries
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Showing 1–24 of 40 schools · enrollment and ratios: NCES 2024–25. Scroll the table to see all columns.
| School | Level / grades | Students | Ratio | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bailey APAC Middle School | Middle04–08 | 318 | 11.5:1 | |
| Barack Obama Elementary School | ElementaryPK–05 | 242 | 16.9:1 | |
| Bates Elementary School | ElementaryKG–05 | 482 | 18.3:1 | |
| Blackburn Middle School | Middle06–08 | 317 | 7.3:1 | |
| Boyd Elementary School | ElementaryKG–05 | 424 | 16.2:1 | |
| Callaway High School | High09–13 | 994 | 14:1 | |
| CAPITAL CITY ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL | Other01–12 | 0 | Not reported | |
| Cardozo Middle School | Middle06–08 | 531 | 10.4:1 | |
| CAREER ACADEMIC PLACEMENT PROGRAM | Other01–12 | 0 | Not reported | |
| CAREER DEVELOPMENT CENTER | High08–12 | 0 | Not reported | |
| Casey Elementary School | ElementaryPK–05 | 308 | 17.3:1 | |
| Clausell Elementary School | ElementaryKG–05 | 231 | 14.3:1 | |
| Forest Hill High School | High09–13 | 1,139 | 13.9:1 | |
| Galloway Elementary School | ElementaryPK–05 | 296 | 14.4:1 | |
| Green Elementary School | ElementaryPK–05 | 365 | 17.3:1 | |
| Isable Elementary School | ElementaryKG–05 | 244 | 16.5:1 | |
| Jim Hill High School | High09–12 | 975 | 11.4:1 | |
| John Hopkins Elementary School | ElementaryPK–05 | 497 | 17.5:1 | |
| Johnson Elementary School | ElementaryPK–05 | 444 | 16.2:1 | |
| Key Elementary School | ElementaryKG–05 | 259 | 16:1 | |
| Kirksey Middle School | Middle06–08 | 389 | 12.8:1 | |
| Lanier Junior/Senior High School | High07–12 | 895 | 11:1 | |
| McLeod Elementary School | ElementaryPK–05 | 343 | 16.4:1 | |
| McWillie Elementary School | ElementaryPK–05 | 414 | 15.6:1 |