Jackson Public School District

The Jackson Public School District is a public school district based in Jackson, Mississippi (USA). The district is the state's largest, with an enrollment of approximately 32,000 students.

In addition to Jackson, the district serves a portion of the Byram community.

chools

High Schools

*Bailey Magnet High School
*Callaway High School
*Career Development Center
*Forest Hill High School
*Jim Hill High School
*Lanier High School
*Murrah High School
*Provine High School
*Wingfield High School

Middle Schools

*Blackburn Middle School
*Brinkley Middle School
*Chastain Middle School
*Hardy Middle School
*Northwest Middle School
*Peeples Middle School
*Powell Middle School
*Rowan Middle School
*Siwell Middle School
*Whitten Middle School

Elementary Schools

*Baker Magnet Elementary School
*Barr Elementary School
*Boyd Elementary School
*Bradley Elementary School
*Brown Elementary School
*Casey Elementary School
**1998-1999 National Blue Ribbon School [ [http://www.ed.gov/programs/nclbbrs/list-1982.pdf] ]
*Clausell Elementary School
*Davis Magnet Elementary School
*Dawson Elementary School
*French Elementary School
*Galloway Elementary School
*George Elementary School
*Green Elementary School
*Isable Elementary School
*John Hopkins Elementary School
*Johnson Elementary School
*Key Elementary School
*Lake Elementary School
*Lee Elementary School
*Lester Elementary School
*Marshall Elementary School
*McLeod Elementary School
*McWillie Elementary School
*North Jackson Elementary School
*Oak Forest Elementary School
*Pecan Park Elementary School
*Poindexter Elementary School
*Power Academic and Performing Arts Complex
**2003 National Blue Ribbon School [ [http://www.ed.gov/programs/nclbbrs/list-2003.pdf] ]
*Raines Elementary School
*Smith Elementary School
*Spann Elementary School
*Sykes Elementary School
*Timberlawn Elementary School
*Van Winkle Elementary School
**1987-1988 National Blue Ribbon School [ [http://www.ed.gov/programs/nclbbrs/list-1982.pdf] ]
*Walton Elementary School
*Watkins Elementary School
*Wilkins Elementary School
*Woodville Heights Elementary School

pecial Schools

*Capital City Alternative School
*Morrison Academic Advancement Center

Demographics

2006-07 school year

There were a total of 31,941 students enrolled in the Jackson Public School District during the 2006-2007 school year. The gender makeup of the district was 50% female and 50% male. The racial makeup of the district was 97.51% African American, 1.83% White, 0.45% Hispanic, 0.18% Asian, and 0.03% Native American.cite web | url = http://orsap.mde.k12.ms.us:8080/MAARS/indexProcessor.jsp | title = Mississippi Assessment and Accountability Reporting System | publisher = Office of Research and Statistics, Mississippi Department of Education] 76.6% of the district's students were eligible to receive free lunch. [cite web | url = http://www.mde.k12.ms.us/Account/2008Report/DEMO0607.xls | title = 2006-07 State, District, and School Enrollment by Race/Gender with Poverty Data | format = XLS | publisher = Mississippi Department of Education | date = 2008-01-16 | accessdate = 2008-05-18]

Previous school years

Accountability statistics

ee also

*List of school districts in Mississippi

References

External links

* [http://www.jackson.k12.ms.us/ Jackson Public School District]