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JACKSONVILLE HIGH SCHOOL
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ATLAS 2023-24 . % Proficient (Level 3+4)What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 18 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level. The Arkansas average is about 34 of 100.
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About JACKSONVILLE HIGH SCHOOL
Located at 1301 W MAIN STREET, in JACKSONVILLE, Arkansas, JACKSONVILLE HIGH SCHOOL is a high-enrollment four-year high school that enrolls 1,208 students (grades 9 through 12), operated by JACKSONVILLE NORTH PULASKI SCHOOL DISTRICT. Enrollment runs roughly 137% bigger than the state mean of about 510.
JACKSONVILLE NORTH PULASKI SCHOOL DISTRICT runs 7 schools in total, collectively educating 4,360 students. JACKSONVILLE HIGH SCHOOL is one of those campuses.
On demographics, JACKSONVILLE HIGH SCHOOL records that the largest single group is Black, at 59% of enrollment. The remainder consists of 25% White, 10% Hispanic, 6% multiracial. That is noticeably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 37%.
In terms of school funding signals, On paper, JACKSONVILLE HIGH SCHOOL has 114 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.6:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 8.8:1 average.
Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Pulaski County put the typical household earns roughly $62,873 per year, roughly 38% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Pulaski County runs 133 public schools (combined enrollment of about 64,124 students), of which JACKSONVILLE HIGH SCHOOL is one.
Nearest neighbor: JACKSONVILLE LIGHTHOUSE HIGH SCHOOL, around 0.9 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.
Geographically, the school is in a residential area.
Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count climbed 18%: 1,028 students in 2018 compared to 1,208 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share decreased from 33% to 25%. Class-load math has narrowed: from 14.0:1 in 2018 to 10.6:1 in 2025.
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