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Jonesboro, LA
Public School Ratings




Jonesboro Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Jackson Parish School District details

Jackson Parish School District
315 Pershing Highway
Jonesboro, LA 71251

2,161 Students enrolled in District

5 Schools in District

15 Students Per Classroom (State average is 18)

Jackson Parish School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Louisiana

6

(10 is best)

Better than 52.1% of all LA school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

3

(10 is best)

Better than 23.3% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

50 40 30 20 10 0
30%
38%
33%
44%
27%
33%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Jonesboro-Hodge Elementary School
2105 South Polk Street
Jonesboro, LA, 71251
PK-05
Jonesboro-Hodge High School
225 Pershing Highway
Jonesboro, LA, 71251
09-12
Jonesboro-Hodge Middle School
440 Old Winnfield Highway
Jonesboro, LA, 71251
06-08
Quitman High School
181 Wolverine Drive
Quitman, LA, 71268
PK-12
Weston High School
213 Highway 505
Jonesboro, LA, 71251
PK-12

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 65.8% 43.7%
Black 31.1% 42.9%
Hispanic 2.6% 11.0%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.3% 1.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.1% 0.7%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 60.8% 62.4%
Free lunch eligible 57.8% 58.4%
Reduced lunch eligible 3.0% 4.0%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,538 $16,290,000 54.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $694 $1,500,000 5.0%
Staff $584 $1,263,000 4.2%
General Administration $527 $1,139,000 3.8%
School Administration $721 $1,559,000 5.2%
Operation $1,073 $2,318,000 7.8%
Transportation $806 $1,742,000 5.8%
Other $390 $843,000 2.8%
Total Support $4,796 $10,364,000 34.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,505 $3,252,000 10.9%
Total Expenditures $13,839 $29,906,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,126 $5,116,487,000 49.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $782 $561,266,000 5.5%
Staff $672 $482,832,000 4.7%
General Administration $324 $232,689,000 2.3%
School Administration $813 $583,995,000 5.7%
Operation $1,460 $1,048,151,000 10.2%
Transportation $649 $465,810,000 4.5%
Other $356 $255,444,000 2.5%
Total Support $5,056 $3,630,187,000 35.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,134 $1,532,450,000 14.9%
Total Expenditures $14,316 $10,279,124,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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