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B−

Jones County School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Gray.

Gray’s School Grade B− better than 54% of Georgia school districts

Students
5,004
Schools
7
Spent per student
$14,691
GA $15,800
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
41%
Debt
$10.3M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Jones County School District

  • Its letter, B−: results better than 54% of Georgia districts
  • Spends 7% less per student than the GA average
  • 15 students per teacher
  • Debt of $10.3M, about $2,066 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B−: better than 54% of the 220 Georgia school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math below the state, 2021–22
B
GraduationFour-year graduation above the state, class of 2023
C
The town it serves, and its School Grade
B−Gray 3,567

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Gray. Grade by grade →

PK–5Gray Elementary SchoolThis district
6–8Gray Station Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Jones County High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. GA

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency35%
State average 37.4% · 2,741 students tested
Reading / language arts37%
State average 39.6% · 2,762 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)88%
State average 84.4% · 422 in the class

100% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$14,691 per student · 7% below GA
Spending
Classroom instruction 61%Support & administration 35%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 29%State 60%Federal 11%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
5,118’20
5,121’21
5,157’22
4,994’23
5,004’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 65%Black 27%Two or more races 5%Hispanic 3%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

7 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Georgia’s other public schools.

Dames Ferry Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Gray
B+
613 students15:1
Turner Woods Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Gray
A−
590 students15:1
Mattie Wells Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Macon
C+
584 students14:1
Gray Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Gray
B
512 students14:1
Gray Station Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Gray
B
609 students13:1
Clifton Ridge Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Macon
C+
482 students12:1
Jones County High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Gray
C+
1,614 students16:1

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Georgia.