Regular local school district · Jackson County
Jackson County School District, MS: schools, enrollment and spending
Jackson County School District runs 14 public schools with 8,845 students in grades PK to 13. Its ratio of 14.7 students per teacher is about the same as the Mississippi figure of 14.1.
At a glance
- Schools
- 14
- Students
- 8,845
- Teachers (FTE)
- 601
- Students per teacher
- 14.7
- MS: 14.1 · US: 15.3
- Address
- 4700 Colonel Vickrey Rd. PO Box 5069, Vancleave, MS 39565
- Phone
- (228)283-3000
- County
- Jackson County
- Locale
- Rural: Fringe
- Grades offered
- PK to 13
- Agency type
- Regular local school district
- NCES district ID
- 2802160
- State district ID
- MS-3000
- Total staff (FTE)
- 1,242
- School counselors (FTE)
- 18.0About 491 students per counselor.
- School administrators (FTE)
- 37.0
Students per teacher compared
This district14.7
Mississippi14.1
United States15.3
2020 finance data
From the F-33 School District Finance Survey for fiscal year 2020, in nominal dollars. Enrollment used for per-pupil figures is the finance survey count (8,765), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
- Total revenue
- $99.2 million
- Federal revenue
- $15.0 million
- State revenue
- $44.2 million
- Local revenue
- $40.0 million
- Total spending
- $100.2 million
- Spending per pupil
- $11,430
- Salaries
- $52.4 million52.3% of total spending.
- Long-term debt (end of year)
- $10.8 million
Where revenue came from
- Federal: 15.1%
- State: 44.6%
- Local: 40.3%
Mississippi overall
- Federal: 19.3%
- State: 46.0%
- Local: 34.7%
Spending per pupil compared
This district$11,430
Mississippi$12,016
United States$16,826
Schools in Jackson County School District
By level: 4 high, 3 middle, 7 elementary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
| East Central High School | High | 9 to 13 | 777 | 15.2 |
| East Central Lower Elementary | Elementary | PK to 2 | 567 | 19.6 |
| East Central Middle School | Middle | 6 to 8 | 541 | 14.2 |
| East Central Upper Elementary | Elementary | 3 to 5 | 566 | 16.2 |
| Jackson County Vocational Center | High | 10 to 12 | 0 | |
| St. Martin East Elementary | Elementary | PK to 3 | 704 | 17.2 |
| St. Martin High School | High | 9 to 13 | 1,289 | 15.7 |
| St. Martin Middle School | Middle | 6 to 8 | 946 | 14.6 |
| St. Martin North Elementary | Elementary | PK to 3 | 537 | 16.8 |
| St. Martin Upper Elementary | Elementary | 4 to 5 | 600 | 15.8 |
| Vancleave High School | High | 9 to 13 | 737 | 13.9 |
| Vancleave Lower Elementary | Elementary | PK to 3 | 686 | 17.1 |
| Vancleave Middle School | Middle | 6 to 8 | 562 | 13.7 |
| Vancleave Upper Elementary | Elementary | 4 to 5 | 333 | 16.6 |
Nearby and related
Other districts in Jackson County
- Pascagoula-Gautier School District 6,579 students
- Ocean Springs School District 5,677 students
- Moss Point School District 1,611 students
More in Mississippi
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Finance figures are 2020 finance data in nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.