The Jones County School District is a public school district based in Ellisville, Mississippi (USA). Located in Jones County, it includes portions of Hattiesburg, as well as the municipalities of Ellisville, Sandersville, and Soso, and the census-designated places of Moselle, Ovett, and Sharon, as well as the Jones County portion of Eastabuchie.

Schools

Middle/high schools

West Jones High High School

West Jones High School is in Soso, Mississippi. It is the largest school in the county. The school's mascot is the Mustang. The annual beating of the Braves is an annual tradition at West Jones. West beats South every year in football. West Jones is the school of choice for the majority of residents in Jones County.

South Jones High High School

South Jones High School is in Ellisville, Mississippi. It serves grades 7-12 and has more than 1,200 students. It is in the Jones County School District. Braves are the school mascot. The school is about 72.5 percent white, 16.5 percent black, and 8 percent hispanic. All of the students are categorized as economically disadvantaged.

Alumni

Elementary schools

Demographics

2017-18 school year

There was a total of 8,837 students enrolled in the Jones County School District during the 2017–2018 school year. The gender makeup of the district was 49% female and 51% male. The racial makeup of the district was 19.3% African American, 64.8% White, 10.4% Hispanic, 1.0% Native American, and 0.6% Asian. 68.5% of the district's students were eligible to receive free lunch.

Previous school years

Accountability statistics