MIAMI JACKSON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL

MIAMI JACKSON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is a four-year high school of moderately sized scale in MIAMI, Florida, one of the schools within MIAMI-DADE, teacheing 1,213 students in grades 9 through 12.

MIAMI JACKSON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is one of 527 schools operated by MIAMI-DADE, a district that educates 335,685 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, MIAMI JACKSON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL records that 78% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Beyond that, the school records 22% Black. By comparison, Miami-Dade County as a whole is about 69% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, MIAMI JACKSON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL shows 59 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 20.6:1. The state averages around 23.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 57% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is north of Miami-Dade County's rate of about 48%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, MIAMI JACKSON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 52.4%, the actual is 41.5%, a residual of -10.8 points.

In the surrounding community, census data for Miami-Dade County shows the typical household earns roughly $71,753 per year, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Miami-Dade County runs 561 public schools (combined enrollment of about 335,817 students), of which MIAMI JACKSON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is one.

The closest other public school is MAYA ANGELOU ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, roughly 0.4 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, MIAMI JACKSON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL comes 4th of 8 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 42.0%.

The school occupies a downtown site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at MIAMI JACKSON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL has fell 22%, going from 1,558 students in 2018 to 1,213 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share edged down from 30% to 22%.

On the community side, the feed for MIAMI JACKSON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.