Jackson Public School District
Public
Grades PK–12 DSchool Grade
Public schools for Jackson.
At a glance
16,870Students enrolled
41Schools
$14,753Spent per student
14:1Student–teacher ratio
100%Free / reduced lunch
School path
Where would my kid go?
For Jackson
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 MS
Math proficiency9%
State average 35.3%
Reading / language arts18%
State average 34.8%
Graduation rate (4-year)79%
State average 87.8%
EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21; graduation 2019–20). The tick marks the state average.
Where the money goes
$14,753
per student each year · 19% above the MS average
Spending
Paid for by
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).
Enrollment · last 5 years
16,195’20
15,698’21
15,090’22
14,852’23
16,870’24
Students
Black · 93%15,693
Hispanic · 4%644
White · 2%293
Two or more races · 1%212
Asian · 0%22
American Indian/Alaska Native · 0%3
Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.
Schools41 in district
Pecan Park Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 510 students · Jackson
DPublicJohn Hopkins Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 497 students · Jackson
DPublicBates Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–5 · 482 students · Jackson
C-PublicWalton Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 457 students · Jackson
D-PublicJohnson Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 444 students · Jackson
DPublicOak Forest Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–5 · 436 students · Jackson
DPublicWilkins Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–5 · 434 students · Jackson
DPublicSpann Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–5 · 433 students · Jackson
C-PublicBoyd Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–5 · 424 students · Jackson
D-PublicMcWillie Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 414 students · Jackson
BPublicGreen Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 365 students · Jackson
D-PublicNorth Jackson Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 346 students · Jackson
CPublicMcLeod Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 343 students · Jackson
CPublicCasey Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 308 students · Jackson
B-PublicGalloway Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 296 students · Jackson
DPublicTimberlawn Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–5 · 295 students · Jackson
DPublicKey Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 259 students · Jackson
C-PublicIsable Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–5 · 244 students · Jackson
DPublicBarack Obama Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–5 · 242 students · Jackson
A+PublicClausell Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–5 · 231 students · Jackson
DPublicWells APAC Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades 4–5 · 40 students · Jackson
BPublicMORRISON ACADEMIC ADVANCEMENT CTRElementary · Grades 1–7 · Jackson
PublicShirley Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · Jackson
PublicPowell Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 704 students · Jackson
D-PublicPeeples Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 541 students · Jackson
C-PublicCardozo Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 531 students · Jackson
DPublicKirksey Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 389 students · Jackson
DPublicBailey APAC Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 318 students · Jackson
APublicBlackburn Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 317 students · Jackson
DPublicNorthwest Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 242 students · Jackson
B+PublicSchool data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.
Nearby districts
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.