Total enrollment
5,801
-447 (-7%) vs SY 2020-21
23 schools in JACKSON
Florida · 5,839 students · 6 cities
JACKSON's public schools, 23 in all, serve about 5,839 K-12 students inside Florida, an average of 254 per school.
4-year change in JACKSON
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
17
+3 (+21%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How JACKSON ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Florida | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.7% | #32 of 63 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 5,839 | #46 of 70 | #1,628 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 18 | #37 of 70 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.6:1 | #2 of 70 | #5,054 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 52.9% | #27 of 70 | #3,753 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.7% | #36 of 68 | #1,684 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside JACKSON
State test results across the district's 9 scored schools run from SNEADS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 65.9% proficient to GRACEVILLE SCHOOL at 41.1%, a gap of 24.8 points. That is the 47th widest gap among 62 Florida districts with four or more scored schools.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
About JACKSON
JACKSON is a rural-scale Florida school district running 23 schools with combined enrollment near 5,839.
On the school-mix side, JACKSON consists of 5 elementary, 1 middle, 6 high schools, and 11 combined or other.
On a per-school basis, JACKSON runs about 254 students per school, 64% below the state mean of roughly 705.
Looking at the last 4 years. Total public-school enrollment in JACKSON has contracted 7% since SY 2020-21, moving from about 6,248 students to 5,801. The school count climbed from 14 to 17 across the same 4-year window.
On this page, the community for JACKSON discusses open enrollment windows, redistricting talk, and busing logistics. Members of the local community share what they see day-to-day.