Jackson Public Schools is the third-largest school district in Mississippi, serving nearly 17,000 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 36 schools, which include 6 high schools, 7 middle schools, 23 elementary schools, along with 5 special program schools. These schools are divided into 6 feeder patterns based on the high school receiving the area's scholars.