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Northeast Jones High School

68 Northeast Drive

Tel: (601)425-2347

Northeast Jones High School serves 1,094 students in grades 7-12.
The student:teacher ratio of 16:1 is equal to the MS average of 16:1.
Minority enrollment is 22% of the student body (majority Black), which is less than the state average of 54%.
Northeast Jones High School operates within the Jones County School District.
Jones County School District's 70% graduation rate is higher than the MS state average of 64%.

The student population of 1094 students has grown by 5% over five years.
The teacher population of 69 teachers has stayed relatively flat over five years.

The student:teacher ratio of 16:1 has increased from 15:1 over five years.
The school's diversity score of 0.36 is more than the state average of 0.32. The school's diversity has stayed relatively flat over five years.

	This School	(MS) School Average
Student : Teacher Ratio	16:1	16:1

American Indian	3%	n/a

Asian	n/a	1%

Hispanic	1%	3%

Black	18%	49%

White	78%	46%

Hawaiian	n/a	n/a

All Ethnic Groups
Diversity Score The chance that two students selected at random would be members of a different ethnic group. Scored from 0 to 1, a diversity score closer to 1 indicates a more diverse student body.	0.36	0.32

Eligible for Free Lunch Families meeting income eligibility guidelines may qualify for free and reduced price meals or free milk. These guidelines are used by schools, institutions, and facilities participating in the National School Lunch Program (and Commodity School Program), School Breakfast Program, Special Milk Program for Children, Child and Adult Care Food Program and Summer Food Service Program.	54%	67%

Eligible for Reduced Lunch Families meeting income eligibility guidelines may qualify for free and reduced price meals or free milk. These guidelines are used by schools, institutions, and facilities participating in the National School Lunch Program (and Commodity School Program), School Breakfast Program, Special Milk Program for Children, Child and Adult Care Food Program and Summer Food Service Program.	7%	7%

Jones County School District's student population of 8,532 students has stayed relatively flat over five years.
The district's graduation rate of 70% has decreased from 97% over five years.
The revenue/student of $8,234 in this district is less than the state average of $9,526. The district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four years.
The district's spending/student of $7,930 is less than the state average of $9,407. The district spending/student has declined by 18% over four years.

School District Name	Jones County School District
Number of Schools Managed	11	5
Number of Students Managed	8,532	2,139

Graduation Rate	70%	64%

District Total Revenue	$71 MM	$20 MM

District Spending	$68 MM	$20 MM

District Revenue / Student	$8,234	$9,526

District Spending / Student	$7,930	$9,407

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