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JACKSONVILLE HIGH SCHOOL
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ATLAS 2024-25 . % 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 35 of 100. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023.
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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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