JEFFERSON SCHOOLS K-12

JEFFERSON SCHOOLS K-12, a heavily attended all-grades campus in MONTICELLO, Florida, operated by JEFFERSON, educates 669 students, covering grades pre-K through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 90% bigger than the state mean of about 353.

Within JEFFERSON, which oversees 2 schools and 701 students, JEFFERSON SCHOOLS K-12 is one campus in the system.

On demographics, JEFFERSON SCHOOLS K-12 lists that the largest single group is Black, at 57% of enrollment; the rest breaks down as 20% Hispanic, 18% White, 3% multiracial. That is noticeably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 28%.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 49 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.7:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.7:1 average. An estimated 74% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, JEFFERSON SCHOOLS K-12 tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 44.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 38.2%.

In the broader community, census data for Jefferson County shows the typical household earns roughly $61,212 per year, about 19% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 16%. Across Jefferson County's 6 public schools (combined enrollment of about 701 students), JEFFERSON SCHOOLS K-12 is one campus in the mix.

TURNING POINT is the nearest neighboring public school, about 3.5 miles from this campus. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), JEFFERSON SCHOOLS K-12 ranks 6th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 61.5%.

JEFFERSON SCHOOLS K-12 operates from a low-density location.

Trend over the last 7 years. JEFFERSON SCHOOLS K-12's enrollment has ticked up 80% since 2018, when it stood at 372 (now 669). Black enrollment moved from 71% to 57% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 11.3:1 in 2018 to 13.7:1 today.

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