Jones County High School
Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Gray, Georgia
Jones County High School in Gray, Georgia enrolled 1,614 students in 2024-25 with 98.8 full-time teachers, 16.3 students per teacher against the Georgia high-school median of 15.8. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 40% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 33% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Georgia: 39.6% and 38.7%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 88% (Georgia: 84.4%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 2%
1,626 students in 2022-23, 1,560 students in 2023-24, 1,614 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 100.6 to 98.8.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 1,626 | 100.6 | 16.2 |
| 2023-24 | 1,560 | 97.8 | 16.0 |
| 2024-25 | 1,614 | 98.8 | 16.3 |
16.3 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 58 of every 100 Georgia high schools
Among the 476 Georgia high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 15.8; the national median for high schools is 14.5. 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).
6 AP courses and one counselor per 534 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Jones County High School enrolled 1,602 students and had 3.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 115 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement courses6
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)3.0, one per 534 of the 1,602 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions115
- Chronically absent29.4% (2022-23)
Who attends
62.6% of students were White, 29.8% Black, 4.2% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White62.6%
- Black29.8%
- Two or more races4.2%
- Hispanic2.9%
- Asian0.4%
- American Indian0.2%
- Pacific Islander0.1%
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.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Jones County High School scored proficient or above: 40% in reading in 2021-22 and 33% in math in 2022-23, against 39.6% in reading in 2021-22 and 38.7% in math in 2022-23 across Georgia. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Georgia, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Georgia |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 40% | 37% | 39.6% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 33% | 35% (2021-22) | 38.7% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Graduation rate, class of 2023
88% of the 422 students in Jones County High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 84.4% across Georgia. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.
| This school | Its district | Georgia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Four-year graduation rate | 88% | 88% | 84.4% |
| Students in the class | 422 | 422 | 134,822 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.
What to look at next about Jones County High School
- Baldwin High SchoolThe nearest public high school, 17 miles away: 1,283 students, 16.7 per teacher (2024-25).17 mi
- Millegeville ITUThe next nearest public high school, 17 miles away: 10 students, 10.0 per teacher (2024-25).17 mi
- Compare Jones County High School with Baldwin High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Jones County spends per student$12,846 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,846
- The largest public schools in GeorgiaJones County High School is the number 127 by size of 478 Georgia high schools open in 2024-25.#127 of 478
- Georgia schools by students per teacher16.3 students per teacher here against the Georgia median of 15.8 for high schools.16.3:1
- 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 Jones County High School
How many students attend Jones County High School?
1,614 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 1,626 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Gray, GA.What is the student-teacher ratio at Jones County High School?
16.3 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Georgia median for high schools is 15.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Jones County High School a Title I school?
Jones County High School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Jones County High School do on state tests?
The students tested at Jones County High School scored proficient or above: 40% in reading in 2021-22 and 33% in math in 2022-23, against 39.6% in reading in 2021-22 and 38.7% in math in 2022-23 across Georgia. Georgia's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What is the graduation rate at Jones County High School?
88% of the 422 students in Jones County High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 84.4% across Georgia. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Jones County High School in?
Jones County, NCES district ID 1303150. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 130315001279 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
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.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.