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Enrollment
756
High
DISTRICT 843 · STATE 682
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JACKSONVILLE CITY·NCES 010186000673
Jacksonville High School
1000 George Douthit Dr SW, Jacksonville, AL 36265 · (256) 782-8800 · Calhoun County
GRADES 07–12HIGH41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL756 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 94% of Alabama public high schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
15.9:1
48 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.4:1 · STATE 17.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
336 students
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 58%
Community
6
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 7 | 124 | 16% |
| Grade 8 | 136 | 18% |
| Grade 9 | 114 | 15% |
| Grade 10 | 127 | 17% |
| Grade 11 | 137 | 18% |
| Grade 12 | 118 | 16% |
Student demographics
61%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · 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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Jacksonville City. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
63.7%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
27.3%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
49.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.7%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% typical for Alabama schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Alabama's top nor bottom 10%.
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 Jacksonville High School
Jacksonville High School's state test result (49.4% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jacksonville High School this school | 756 | 44.4% | 49.4% |
| Saint Clair County High School Odenville | 665 | 47.5% | 14.3% |
| Sparkman Ninth Grade School Harvest | 621 | 43.2% | N/A |
| Sylacauga High School Sylacauga | 627 | 49.9% | 37.4% |
| Deshler High School Tuscumbia | 488 | 46.7% | 33.5% |
| Saraland High School Saraland | 1,134 | 42.4% | 43.0% |
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 Jacksonville High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Calhoun County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.4% | #23 of 305 | #1 of 12 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.3% | #94 of 305 | #2 of 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.7% | #15 of 305 | #1 of 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 756 | #97 of 319 | #2 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.9:1 | #78 of 307 | #5 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.3% | #46 of 307 | #3 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 44.4% | #236 of 317 | #11 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +7.7% | #75 of 130 | N/A |
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
756
-5 (-1%) vs 2020
-2% since 1990-91, when it was 772
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
was 17.7:1
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 | 756 | 47.5 | 15.9:1 | 44% (336) |
| 2023-24 | 776 | 48.5 | 16.0:1 | 58% (453) |
| 2022-23 | 782 | 48.2 | 16.2:1 | 59% (458) |
| 2020-21 | 761 | 43 | 17.7:1 | 34% (259) |
| 2017-18 | 702 | 44.5 | 15.8:1 | 51% (355) |
| 2015-16 | 692 | 44 | 15.7:1 | 52% (361) |
| 2010-11 | 805 | 47 | 17.1:1 | 38% (305) |
| 2000-01 | 761 | 41 | 18.6:1 | 33% (248) |
| 1990-91 | 772 | 43 | 17.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Jacksonville High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 8% (702 to 756); teachers up 7% (44.5 to 47.5).
About Jacksonville High School
Jacksonville High School sits in Jacksonville, Alabama, and is classified as a high school. The school runs grades 7 through 12 and enrolls 756 students.
Jacksonville City runs 2 schools with a combined 1,685 students. Jacksonville High School is one of them.
The largest group at Jacksonville High School is White students, at 55%. Enrollment also includes 27% Black, 12% multiracial, and 6% Hispanic. Among people living in Calhoun County, the White share is about 70%. The diversity index for Jacksonville High School is 61%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Jacksonville High School has 47.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 15.9:1. By comparison, the average for high schools in Alabama is 17.2:1. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 44% at Jacksonville High School. That is lower than the 58% average for public schools in Calhoun County.
Jacksonville High School holds an A allk12 Grade, placing it above 94% of Alabama public high schools.
Jacksonville High School scores 49.4% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 51.7%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Calhoun County show that the median household earns about $55,029 a year, about 21% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 13%. Across Calhoun County, 38 public schools serve about 16,686 students.
About 0.2 miles separate Jacksonville High School from the closest public school, Kitty Stone Elementary School. A five-mile radius around the school includes 3 other public schools. Jacksonville High School ranks 4th of 9 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 49.4% against a local average of 41.2%.
NCES describes the area around Jacksonville High School as Rural: Fringe, meaning in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment has been fairly stable: 761 in 2020-21 and 756 in 2024-25. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 17.7:1 to 15.9:1.
The allk12 page for Jacksonville High School lets the school community talk about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. You can also rate the school on this page.
Calhoun County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
116,090
Census ACS
Median income
$55,029
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
38
16,686 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Jacksonville City
- Kitty Stone Elementary SchoolElementary · 929 students
Other schools in Jacksonville
- Kitty Stone Elementary SchoolElementary · 929 students
- Pleasant Valley Elementary SchoolElementary · 458 students
- Pleasant Valley High SchoolHigh · 393 students
- Calhoun County Career Technical CenterHigh
Other Jacksonville High schools
4 other US public schools in 5 states are named Jacksonville High. Jacksonville High School is the 5th largest of the 5.
- Jacksonville HighJacksonville, NC · 1,441 students
- Jacksonville High SchoolJACKSONVILLE, TX · 1,270 students
- JACKSONVILLE HIGH SCHOOLJACKSONVILLE, AR · 1,208 students
- Jacksonville High SchoolJacksonville, IL · 890 students
Nearby schools
- Kitty Stone Elementary School0.2 mi · 929
- Weaver Elementary School3.1 mi · 544
- Weaver High School4.2 mi · 468
- White Plains High School6.0 mi · 396
- Anniston Middle School6.1 mi · 357
- Alexandria Elementary School6.1 mi · 712
Frequently asked questions
About Jacksonville High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Jacksonville High School?
Jacksonville High School enrolls approximately 756 students in grades 07-12.
What grades does Jacksonville High School serve?
Jacksonville High School serves grades 07-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Jacksonville High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Jacksonville High School is approximately 15.9:1 (48 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Jacksonville High School?
At Jacksonville High School, the student body is approximately 55% White, 6% Hispanic, 27% Black, 1% Asian, 12% Two or more.
Who oversees Jacksonville High School?
Jacksonville High School is overseen by Jacksonville City in Calhoun County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.