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Enrollment
376
High
DISTRICT 316 · STATE 682
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLARKE COUNTY·NCES 010072001493
Jackson High School
321 Stanley Dr, Jackson, AL 36545 · (251) 246-2571 · Clarke County
GRADES 09–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL376 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 15% of Alabama public high schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Alabama public high schools
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 17.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
67%
251 students
DISTRICT 74% · STATE 58%
Community
2
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 83 | 22% |
| Grade 10 | 94 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 106 | 28% |
| Grade 12 | 93 | 25% |
Student demographics
41%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
14.0%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
13.1%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 14 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 13 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Alabama schools, those numbers are about 53 and 32.
Source: ACAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of AL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
14.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.5%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-21.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 14% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 35% typical for Alabama schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Jackson High School
Jackson High School's state test result (14.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson High School this school | 376 | 66.8% | 14.1% |
| Childersburg High School Childersburg | 374 | 67.4% | 17.6% |
| Winterboro High School Alpine | 380 | 66.6% | 25.2% |
| Floretta P Carson Visual and Performing Arts Academy Mobile | 235 | 71.1% | 36.4% |
| Greenville High School Greenville | 526 | 74.1% | 9.1% |
| Clarke County High School Grove Hill | 256 | 74.2% | 11.1% |
Matched among Alabama high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Jackson High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 14.1% | #245 of 305 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 13.1% | #203 of 305 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 14.0% | #254 of 305 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 376 | #238 of 319 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.9:1 | #19 of 307 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 40.5% | #170 of 307 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 66.8% | #87 of 317 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -27.1% | #26 of 164 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
376
-63 (-14%) vs 2020
-50% since 1990-91, when it was 753
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
was 15.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 376 | 27.1 | 13.9:1 | 67% (251) |
| 2023-24 | 420 | 27 | 15.6:1 | 70% (292) |
| 2022-23 | 439 | 29.5 | 14.9:1 | 69% (305) |
| 2020-21 | 439 | 28 | 15.7:1 | 69% (305) |
| 2017-18 | 516 | 30.5 | 16.9:1 | 70% (359) |
| 2015-16 | 594 | 32 | 18.6:1 | 42% (249) |
| 2010-11 | 643 | 39 | 16.5:1 | 64% (413) |
| 2000-01 | 508 | 34 | 14.9:1 | 53% (270) |
| 1990-91 | 753 | 37 | 20.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Jackson High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 27% (516 to 376); teachers down 11% (30.5 to 27.1).
About Jackson High School
Jackson High School serves students in Jackson, Alabama, as a small high school. Students in grades 9 through 12 make up the school's enrollment of 376 students. That compares with an average of about 682 students for high schools in Alabama.
The district, Clarke County, has 2,130 students enrolled across 7 schools.
At Jackson High School, 74% of students are Black. Next come 22% White. That compares with about 45% Black among all Clarke County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 41%.
Based on 27.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, Jackson High School has a ratio of 13.9:1. Compared with the 17.2:1 average for high schools in Alabama, this school's ratio is lower. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 67%.
Jackson High School holds a C- allk12 Grade, placing it above 15% of Alabama public high schools.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Jackson High School is -21.4 points, in the bottom 10% of Alabama. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 14.1%, and the predicted rate is 35.5%.
For the population of Clarke County, median household income comes to about $49,249, roughly 15% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 13%. Clarke County counts 10 public schools with about 3,143 students.
Jackson Intermediate School is the nearest public school to Jackson High School, about 1.4 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, 3 other public schools are within five miles. In a group of 8 nearby schools with scores, Jackson High School ranks 7th on average proficiency.
Under the NCES locale system, Jackson High School is Rural: Remote.
Enrollment decreased 14% over 4 years, reaching 376 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 15.7:1 to 13.9:1.
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Clarke County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
22,543
Census ACS
Median income
$49,249
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
3,143 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Clarke County
- Joe M Gillmore Elementary SchoolElementary · 389 students
- Grove Hill Elementary SchoolElementary · 348 students
- Jackson Intermediate SchoolElementary · 282 students
- Jackson Middle SchoolMiddle · 278 students
- Clarke County High SchoolHigh · 256 students
- Wilson Hall Middle SchoolMiddle · 201 students
Other schools in Jackson
- Joe M Gillmore Elementary SchoolElementary · 389 students
- Jackson Intermediate SchoolElementary · 282 students
- Jackson Middle SchoolMiddle · 278 students
Other Jackson High schools
4 other US public schools in 4 states are named Jackson High. Jackson High School is the 5th largest of the 5.
- Jackson High SchoolMassillon, OH · 1,881 students
- Jackson High SchoolJackson, GA · 1,060 students
- Jackson High SchoolJACKSON, MI · 989 students
- Jackson High SchoolJackson, OH · 587 students
Nearby schools
- Jackson Intermediate School1.4 mi · 282
- Joe M Gillmore Elementary School1.4 mi · 389
- Jackson Middle School2.5 mi · 278
- Leroy High School6.0 mi · 463
- Grove Hill Elementary School12.4 mi · 348
- Clarke County High School12.7 mi · 256
Frequently asked questions
About Jackson High SchoolHow many students attend Jackson High School?
Jackson High School enrolls approximately 376 students in grades 09-12.
Is Jackson High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Jackson High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Jackson High School have?
Jackson High School employs 27 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.9:1.
What is the student diversity at Jackson High School?
Student demographics at Jackson High School are roughly 22% White, 1% Hispanic, 74% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Jackson High School in?
Jackson High School is part of Clarke County.
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