Gary Road Elementary
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 2 · Jackson, Mississippi
Gary Road Elementary in Jackson, Mississippi enrolled 717 students in 2024-25 with 40.6 full-time teachers, 17.7 students per teacher against the Mississippi elementary-school median of 14.9. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it does not take part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 7% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 23%
672 students in 2022-23, 716 students in 2023-24, 717 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 52.4 to 40.6.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 672 | 52.4 | 12.8 |
| 2023-24 | 716 | 56.3 | 12.7 |
| 2024-25 | 717 | 40.6 | 17.7 |
17.7 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 91 of every 100 Mississippi elementary schools
Among the 419 Mississippi elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 14.9; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 317 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Gary Road Elementary enrolled 633 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 7 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 317 of the 633 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions7
- Chronically absent19.8% (2022-23)
Who attends
90.7% of students were Black, 5.3% White, 2.1% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- Black90.7%
- White5.3%
- Two or more races2.1%
- Hispanic1.8%
- Asian0.1%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
Elementary schools in Jackson
6 public elementary schools in Jackson report 2024-25 enrollment; Gary Road Elementary is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Road Elementary | 717 | 17.7 | 60.3% |
| Gary Road Intermediate School | 680 | 14.5 | 67.5% |
| Ambition Preparatory Charter School | 563 | 20.9 | 100.0% |
| Joel E Smilow Collegiate | 547 | 21.0 | 100.0% |
| Bates Elementary School | 482 | 18.3 | 99.4% |
| Revive Collegiate | 367 | 21.6 | 100.0% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Gary Road Elementary
- Gary Road Intermediate SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 0.2 miles away: 680 students, 14.5 per teacher (2024-25).0.2 mi
- Oak Forest Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 5.5 miles away: 436 students, 18.8 per teacher (2024-25).5.5 mi
- Compare Gary Road Elementary with Gary Road Intermediate SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Hinds County School District spends per student$11,422 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$11,422
- The largest public schools in MississippiGary Road Elementary is the number 55 by size of 423 Mississippi elementary schools open in 2024-25.#55 of 423
- Mississippi schools by students per teacher17.7 students per teacher here against the Mississippi median of 14.9 for elementary schools.17.7:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Gary Road Elementary
How many students attend Gary Road Elementary?
717 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 672 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Jackson, MS.What is the student-teacher ratio at Gary Road Elementary?
17.7 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Mississippi median for elementary schools is 14.9. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Gary Road Elementary a Title I school?
Gary Road Elementary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Gary Road Elementary in?
Hinds County School District, NCES district ID 2801860. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 280186001036 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.