West Jones High School
Public high school, grades 7 to 13 · Laurel, Mississippi
West Jones High School in Laurel, Mississippi enrolled 1,587 students in 2024-25 with 112.2 full-time teachers, 14.1 students per teacher against the Mississippi high-school median of 12.6. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; it does not take part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 43% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 62% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Mississippi: 41.7% and 52.1%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 92% (Mississippi: 89.4%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 5% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 6%
1,516 students in 2022-23, 1,574 students in 2023-24, 1,587 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 106.1 to 112.2.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 1,516 | 106.1 | 14.3 |
| 2023-24 | 1,574 | 110.0 | 14.3 |
| 2024-25 | 1,587 | 112.2 | 14.1 |
14.1 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 76 of every 100 Mississippi high schools
Among the 197 Mississippi high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.6; 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 512 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection West Jones High School enrolled 1,535 students and had 3.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 111 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement courses6
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)3.0, one per 512 of the 1,535 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions111
- Chronically absent26.2% (2022-23)
Who attends
49.9% of students were White, 23.7% Hispanic, 23.1% Black in 2024-25.
- White49.9%
- Hispanic23.7%
- Black23.1%
- Two or more races2.5%
- Asian0.8%
- American Indian0.1%
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 West Jones High School scored proficient or above: 43% in reading in 2021-22 and 62% in math in 2022-23, against 41.7% in reading in 2021-22 and 52.1% in math in 2022-23 across Mississippi. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Mississippi, 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 | Mississippi |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 43% | 43% | 41.7% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 62% | 48% (2021-22) | 52.1% |
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
92% of the 246 students in West Jones High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 89.4% across Mississippi. 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 | Mississippi | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Four-year graduation rate | 92% | 92% | 89.4% |
| Students in the class | 246 | 598 | 31,998 |
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.
High schools in Laurel
2 public high schools in Laurel report 2024-25 enrollment; West Jones High School is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Jones High School | 1,587 | 14.1 | 58.7% |
| Northeast Jones High School | 938 | 10.5 | 55.5% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about West Jones High School
- Laurel High SchoolThe nearest public high school, 4.9 miles away: 732 students, 17.2 per teacher (2024-25).4.9 mi
- South Jones High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 7.8 miles away: 1,300 students, 13.4 per teacher (2024-25).7.8 mi
- Compare West Jones High School with Laurel High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Jones County School District spends per student$9,972 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$9,972
- The largest public schools in MississippiWest Jones High School is the number 10 by size of 200 Mississippi high schools open in 2024-25.#10 of 200
- Mississippi schools by students per teacher14.1 students per teacher here against the Mississippi median of 12.6 for high schools.14.1:1
- 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 West Jones High School
How many students attend West Jones High School?
1,587 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 1,516 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Laurel, MS.What is the student-teacher ratio at West Jones High School?
14.1 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Mississippi median for high schools is 12.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is West Jones High School a Title I school?
West Jones High School was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).How do students at West Jones High School do on state tests?
The students tested at West Jones High School scored proficient or above: 43% in reading in 2021-22 and 62% in math in 2022-23, against 41.7% in reading in 2021-22 and 52.1% in math in 2022-23 across Mississippi. Mississippi'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 West Jones High School?
92% of the 246 students in West Jones High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 89.4% across Mississippi. 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 West Jones High School in?
Jones County School District, NCES district ID 2802280. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 280228000451 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.