Jackson Public Schools

jackson public schools is the second largest school district in mississippi, serving about 30,000 students, representing more than 80 percent of school-aged children in the state's capital and only urban municipality. jackson, mississippi has about 172,000 residents in an area of 104 square miles. there are 7 high schools, 13 middle schools, 38 elementary schools, and 2 special schools comprising the district's 60 school sites. these schools are divided into 7 feeder patterns based on the high school receiving the area's students.