Jackson Public Schools

Overview:

Jackson Public Schools is the second-largest school district in Mississippi, serving nearly 21,000 scholars, representing more than 80 percent of school-aged children in the state’s capital and only urban municipality. Jackson, Mississippi has about 170,000 residents in an area of 104 square miles. There are 7 high schools, 10 middle schools, 31 elementary schools, and 4 special program schools comprising the District’s 52 school sites. These schools are divided into 7 feeder patterns based on the high school receiving the area’s scholars.

Most of the District’s administrative offices, including the Superintendent’s office and the District’s state-of-the-art boardroom, are housed in a two-block complex located at the city’s center. Additional facilities in the city house offices for Campus Enforcement, Enrollment Services & Records, Transportation, Athletics, Child Nutrition, and more.