Jackson High School

Jackson High School is a cozy four-year high school in Jackson, Alabama, one of the schools within Clarke County. The school works with 376 students in grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 45% below the state mean of about 682.

Jackson High School is one of 7 schools operated by Clarke County, a district that enrolls 2,130 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Jackson High School logs that 74% of the student body identifies as Black. Other groups include 22% White. By comparison, Clarke County as a whole is about 45% Black, so the school skews noticeably more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school currently runs with 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.9:1. The state averages around 17.2:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 67% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Jackson High School is in the bottom 10% of Alabama public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 35.5%; Jackson High School posts 14.1%, -21.4 points below that line.

In the area at large, Clarke County reports that median household income runs about $49,249, about 15% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Jackson High School is one of 10 public schools in Clarke County (combined enrollment of about 3,143 students).

Jackson Intermediate School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.4 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around Jackson High School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Jackson High School at 8th of 8; the average score across the group is 37.4%.

The school occupies a rural site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Jackson High School's enrollment has shrank 27% since 2018, when it stood at 516 (now 376). The White share of enrollment fell from 30% to 22% over that span. Class-load math has fell: from 16.9:1 in 2018 to 13.9:1 in 2025.

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