Jackson Public Schools
Public school district based in Jackson, Mississippi. NCES district ID 2802190; state ID MS-2520.
District totals on this page are sums of the school records in the 2024–25 Common Core of Data. They can differ from totals the district reports itself, which may include students or staff not assigned to a school. Why.
Operating schoolsDefinition
41
Enrollment (sum of schools)Definition
16,870
Teachers (FTE, sum of schools)Definition
1,246.0
Students per teacher FTEDefinition
Not shown: incomplete reporting
Charter schoolsDefinition
0
A district ratio is shown only when every school reported both enrollment and teachers. School-level ratios are in the table below.
Enrollment by grade
| Group | Students | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-Kindergarten | 781 | |
| Kindergarten | 1,078 | |
| Grade 1 | 1,156 | |
| Grade 2 | 1,209 | |
| Grade 3 | 1,422 | |
| Grade 4 | 1,073 | |
| Grade 5 | 1,056 | |
| Grade 6 | 916 | |
| Grade 7 | 1,103 | |
| Grade 8 | 1,262 | |
| Grade 9 | 1,395 | |
| Grade 10 | 1,574 | |
| Grade 11 | 1,497 | |
| Grade 12 | 1,334 | |
| Grade 13 | 14 | |
| Ungraded | 0 |
Students by race/ethnicity
| Group | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | Suppressed | |
| Asian | 0.1% | |
| Black or African American | 93.1% | |
| Hispanic/Latino | 3.8% | |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | Suppressed | |
| Two or more races | 1.3% | |
| White | 1.7% |
Race/ethnicity categories are those states report to NCES. Shares describe the district as a whole, not any one school or student.
Students by sex
| Group | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Female | 49.5% | |
| Male | 50.5% |
Schools in this district
Sorted by enrollment (a size measure, not a ranking). Locale mix: City 39, Rural 2.
| School | Grades | Type | Students | Teacher FTE | Students / FTE | Locale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Murrah High School Jackson | 9–13 | Regular | 1,259 | 79.9 | 15.8 | City: Midsize |
| Forest Hill High School Jackson | 9–13 | Regular | 1,139 | 82.2 | 13.9 | City: Midsize |
| Callaway High School Jackson | 9–13 | Regular | 994 | 71.1 | 14 | City: Midsize |
| Jim Hill High School Jackson | 9–12 | Regular | 975 | 85.4 | 11.4 | City: Midsize |
| Lanier Junior/Senior High School Jackson | 7–12 | Regular | 895 | 81.1 | 11 | City: Midsize |
| Provine High School Jackson | 9–12 | Regular | 791 | 74.6 | 10.6 | City: Midsize |
| Powell Middle School Jackson | 6–8 | Regular | 704 | 56.3 | 12.5 | City: Midsize |
| Peeples Middle School Jackson | 6–8 | Regular | 541 | 46.6 | 11.6 | City: Midsize |
| Cardozo Middle School Jackson | 6–8 | Regular | 531 | 51.0 | 10.4 | City: Midsize |
| Pecan Park Elementary School Jackson | PK–5 | Regular | 510 | 30.8 | 16.5 | City: Midsize |
| John Hopkins Elementary School Jackson | PK–5 | Regular | 497 | 28.3 | 17.5 | City: Midsize |
| Bates Elementary School Jackson | K–5 | Regular | 482 | 26.3 | 18.3 | City: Midsize |
| Walton Elementary School Jackson | PK–5 | Regular | 457 | 27.9 | 16.4 | City: Midsize |
| Johnson Elementary School Jackson | PK–5 | Regular | 444 | 27.5 | 16.2 | City: Midsize |
| Oak Forest Elementary School Jackson | K–5 | Regular | 436 | 23.1 | 18.8 | City: Midsize |
| Wilkins Elementary School Jackson | K–5 | Regular | 434 | 20.8 | 20.9 | City: Midsize |
| Spann Elementary School Jackson | K–5 | Regular | 433 | 25.1 | 17.2 | City: Midsize |
| Boyd Elementary School Jackson | K–5 | Regular | 424 | 26.2 | 16.2 | City: Midsize |
| McWillie Elementary School Jackson | PK–5 | Regular | 414 | 26.5 | 15.6 | City: Midsize |
| Kirksey Middle School Jackson | 6–8 | Regular | 389 | 30.5 | 12.8 | City: Midsize |
| Green Elementary School Jackson | PK–5 | Regular | 365 | 21.1 | 17.3 | City: Midsize |
| North Jackson Elementary School Jackson | PK–5 | Regular | 346 | 21.3 | 16.3 | City: Midsize |
| McLeod Elementary School Jackson | PK–5 | Regular | 343 | 21.0 | 16.4 | City: Midsize |
| Bailey APAC Middle School Jackson | 6–8 | Regular | 318 | 27.7 | 11.5 | Rural: Fringe |
| Blackburn Middle School Jackson | 6–8 | Regular | 317 | 43.4 | 7.3 | City: Midsize |
| Casey Elementary School Jackson | PK–5 | Regular | 308 | 17.8 | 17.3 | City: Midsize |
| Galloway Elementary School Jackson | PK–5 | Regular | 296 | 20.6 | 14.4 | City: Midsize |
| Timberlawn Elementary School Jackson | K–5 | Regular | 295 | 19.2 | 15.4 | City: Midsize |
| Van Winkle Elementary School Jackson | PK | Regular | 275 | 17.9 | 15.4 | City: Midsize |
| Key Elementary School Jackson | PK–5 | Regular | 259 | 16.2 | 16 | City: Midsize |
| Isable Elementary School Jackson | K–5 | Regular | 244 | 14.8 | 16.5 | City: Midsize |
| Barack Obama Elementary School Jackson | K–5 | Regular | 242 | 14.3 | 16.9 | City: Midsize |
| Northwest Middle School Jackson | 6–8 | Regular | 242 | 23.5 | 10.3 | Rural: Fringe |
| Clausell Elementary School Jackson | K–5 | Regular | 231 | 16.2 | 14.3 | City: Midsize |
| Wells APAC Elementary School Jackson | 4–5 | Regular | 40 | 6.2 | 6.4 | City: Midsize |
| Career Development Center Jackson | 9–12 | Career and Technical | 0 | 0.0 | — | City: Midsize |
| Morrison Academic Advancement Ctr Jackson | 1–7 | Alternative | 0 | 0.0 | — | City: Midsize |
| Career Academic Placement Program Jackson | 1–12 | Alternative | 0 | 0.0 | — | City: Midsize |
| Capital City Alternative School Jackson | 4–12 | Alternative | 0 | 0.0 | — | City: Midsize |
| Youth Court School Jackson | 1–12 | Alternative | 0 | 0.0 | — | City: Midsize |
| Shirley Elementary School Jackson | PK–5 | Regular | Not reported | 23.7 | — | City: Midsize |
Finance and graduation rates
District finance (NCES F-33, fiscal year 2023) and four-year graduation rates (ED Data Express, 2022–23) are being added. They will appear here with their own reporting years. See School Finance and Education Outcomes.
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Sources for this page
- NCES Common Core of Data (CCD), School Directory 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_029_2425_w_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES CCD School Membership 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_052_2425_l_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES CCD School Staff 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_059_2425_l_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES EDGE Public School Geocodes 2024–25. File
EDGE_GEOCODE_PUBLICSCH_2425.zip, last checked 2026-11-06.
Figures are republished from official files without adjustment, except where a page says a value is summed or derived. See methodology and definitions & limitations. Spotted a problem? Report a data issue.