Jones County School District

Public Grades PK–12 B-School Grade

Public schools for Gray.

At a glance

5,004Students enrolled

7Schools

$14,691Spent per student

15:1Student–teacher ratio

41%Free / reduced lunch

School path

Where would my kid go?

For Gray

Grades PK–5

Gray Elementary School512 students · GrayThis district

Grades 6–8

Gray Station Middle School609 students · GrayThis district

Grades 9–12

Jones County High School1,614 students · GrayThis district

Based on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.

Academic performanceDistrict vs GA

Math proficiency32%

State average 34.8%

Reading / language arts34%

State average 38.5%

Graduation rate (4-year)88%

State average 84.8%

EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21; graduation 2019–20). The tick marks the state average.

Where the money goes

$14,691

per student each year · 7% below the GA average

Spending

Classroom instruction61%

Support & administration35%

Other5%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)29%

State60%

Federal11%

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).

Enrollment · last 5 years

5,118’20

5,121’21

5,157’22

4,994’23

5,004’24

Students

White · 65%3,245

Black · 27%1,344

Two or more races · 5%232

Hispanic · 3%153

Asian · 0%21

American Indian/Alaska Native · 0%7

Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.

Schools7 in district

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Dames Ferry Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 613 students · Gray

B+Public 📚

Turner Woods Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 590 students · Gray

A-Public 📚

Mattie Wells Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 584 students · Macon

C+Public 📚

Gray Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 512 students · Gray

BPublic 📚

Gray Station Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 609 students · Gray

BPublic 📚

Clifton Ridge Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 482 students · Macon

C+Public 🏫

Jones County High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 1,614 students · Gray

C+Public

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.

District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.