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Jackson, MS
Public School Ratings




Jackson Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Jackson Public School District details

Jackson Public School District
662 S. President St
Jackson, MS 39201

18,710 Students enrolled in District

54 Schools in District

13 Students Per Classroom (State average is 14)

Jackson Public School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Mississippi

2

(10 is best)

Better than 19.0% of all MS school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

1

(10 is best)

Better than 6.7% of all U.S. school districts.

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Public School Test Scores

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
24%
45%
26%
42%
22%
48%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Bailey Middle Apac School
1900 N State Street
Jackson, MS, 39202
06-08
Baker Elementary School
300 East Santa Clair Street
Jackson, MS, 39212
PK-05
Barack H Obama Elementary School
750 N Congress Street
Jackson, MS, 39202
KG-05
Bates Elementary School
3180 Mc Dowell Road Ext
Jackson, MS, 39212
PK-05
Blackburn Middle School
1311 W Pearl Street
Jackson, MS, 39203
06-08
Boyd Elementary School
4531 Broadmeadow Drive
Jackson, MS, 39206
KG-05
Brinkley Middle School
3535 Albermarle Road
Jackson, MS, 39213
06-08
Callaway High School
601 Beasley Rd
Jackson, MS, 39206
09-12
Capital City Alternative School
2221 Boling Street
Jackson, MS, 39213
04-12
Cardozo Middle School
3180 Mc Dowell Rd Ext
Jackson, MS, 39212
06-08
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School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 1.5% 44.6%
Black 95.3% 48.4%
Hispanic 3.1% 5.0%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.1% 1.2%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.8%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 100.0% 99.7%
Free lunch eligible 100.0% 73.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.0% 25.9%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,974 $130,480,000 48.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $677 $12,663,000 4.7%
Staff $832 $15,564,000 5.7%
General Administration $434 $8,122,000 3.0%
School Administration $757 $14,160,000 5.2%
Operation $1,188 $22,232,000 8.2%
Transportation $423 $7,910,000 2.9%
Other $361 $6,763,000 2.5%
Total Support $4,672 $87,414,000 32.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,884 $53,961,000 19.8%
Total Expenditures $14,530 $271,855,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,827 $2,577,379,000 48.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $580 $256,641,000 4.9%
Staff $465 $205,614,000 3.9%
General Administration $349 $154,231,000 2.9%
School Administration $612 $270,616,000 5.1%
Operation $1,057 $467,711,000 8.8%
Transportation $426 $188,522,000 3.6%
Other $289 $127,751,000 2.4%
Total Support $3,778 $1,671,086,000 31.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,355 $1,041,743,000 19.7%
Total Expenditures $11,960 $5,290,208,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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