Jonesboro High School

As a mid-tier 9-12 campus in Jonesboro, Georgia, Jonesboro High School educates 1,630 students from grades 9 through 12, one of the schools within Clayton County. Compared to the state average of about 1,120 students per school, that is 46% bigger than typical.

Jonesboro High School is one of 68 schools operated by Clayton County, a district that instructs 51,326 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Jonesboro High School shows that Black students make up the majority at 70%. The remainder reads as 22% Hispanic, 3% White, 3% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Jonesboro High School has 77 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 21.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.2:1, putting Jonesboro High School higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 100% of students at Jonesboro High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Jonesboro High School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 25.7%; this one delivers 29.6%.

In the area at large, census data for Clayton County shows median household income runs about $59,806, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 15%. Across Clayton County's 73 public schools (combined enrollment of about 63,156 students), Jonesboro High School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is James Jackson Elementary School, roughly 0.2 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Jonesboro High School comes 3rd of 9 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 28.7%.

The campus sits in a residential setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Jonesboro High School has climbed 21%, going from 1,343 students in 2018 to 1,630 in 2025. Class-load math has loosened: from 18.6:1 in 2018 to 21.2:1 in 2025.

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