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Which teacher or staff member at Jacksonville High School deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
890
High
DISTRICT 359 · STATE 834
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JACKSONVILLE SD 117·NCES 172028002280
Jacksonville High School
1211 N Diamond St, Jacksonville, IL 62650 · (217) 243-4384 · Morgan County
GRADES 09–12HIGH32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL890 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
69 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
483 students
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 56%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 252 | 28% |
| Grade 10 | 222 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 206 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 210 | 24% |
Student demographics
44%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 69% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Jacksonville SD 117. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
35.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.2%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Illinois's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Jacksonville High School
Jacksonville High School's state test result (35.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jacksonville High School this school | 890 | 54.3% | 35.6% |
| East Peoria High School East Peoria | 823 | 56.3% | 29.9% |
| Limestone Community High School Peoria | 898 | 49.8% | 30.4% |
| Mount Vernon High School Mount Vernon | 1,233 | 56.4% | 26.6% |
| Macomb Senior High School Macomb | 660 | 50.5% | 42.9% |
| Lincoln Comm High School Lincoln | 764 | 52.2% | 37.6% |
Matched among Illinois high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Jacksonville High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.6% | #270 of 573 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 890 | #240 of 708 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.0:1 | #163 of 528 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 43.7% | #227 of 537 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 54.3% | #249 of 578 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.7% | #171 of 358 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
890
-76 (-8%) vs 2020
-22% since 1990-91, when it was 1,144
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 890 | 68.5 | 13.0:1 | 54% (483) |
| 2023-24 | 894 | 72 | 12.4:1 | 55% (495) |
| 2022-23 | 893 | 72 | 12.4:1 | 57% (511) |
| 2020-21 | 966 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 986 | 74.1 | 13.3:1 | 47% (467) |
| 2015-16 | 955 | 71 | 13.4:1 | 45% (427) |
| 2010-11 | 986 | 74 | 13.3:1 | 44% (429) |
| 2000-01 | 1,121 | 79 | 14.2:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 1,144 | 72 | 15.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Jacksonville High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (986 to 890); teachers down 7% (74.1 to 68.5).
About Jacksonville High School
Jacksonville High School sits in Jacksonville, Illinois, and is classified as a high school. The grade span is 9 through 12, and enrollment is 890 students.
Jacksonville SD 117 has 3,231 students in 9 schools, and Jacksonville High School is one of those schools.
Roughly 73% of students at Jacksonville High School are White. Other groups make up 11% Black, 10% multiracial, and 5% Hispanic. County-wide, 88% of Morgan County residents are White. Pick two students at random and there is a 44% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Teacher staffing is 68.5 full-time equivalents, or about 13.0 students per teacher. On average, high schools in Illinois have 13.8:1, compared with 13.0:1 here. About 54% of students, or 483, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Morgan County average 57%.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Jacksonville High School falls in the middle 80% of Illinois schools: 35.6% actual against 40.2% predicted.
In the county around the school, Morgan County, the median household income is $66,306, about 23% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. Morgan County is home to 28 public schools and about 4,446 public school students.
Lincoln Elementary School is the closest public school, about 0.7 miles away in a straight line. Other public schools within five miles number 7. The school's 35.6% average proficiency ranks 7th among 8 nearby schools.
NCES assigns Jacksonville High School the locale Town: Distant, meaning in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
The school enrolled 890 students in 2024-25, 76 fewer than the 966 it had in 2020-21.
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Morgan County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
33,021
Census ACS
Median income
$66,306
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
28
4,446 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Jacksonville SD 117
- Jacksonville Middle SchoolMiddle · 680 students
- Eisenhower Elementary SchoolElementary · 349 students
- South Jacksonville Elementary SchoolElementary · 311 students
- Washington Elementary SchoolElementary · 264 students
- The Early YearsElementary · 247 students
- Lincoln Elementary SchoolElementary · 246 students
Other schools in Jacksonville
- Jacksonville Middle SchoolMiddle · 680 students
- Eisenhower Elementary SchoolElementary · 349 students
- Washington Elementary SchoolElementary · 264 students
- The Early YearsElementary · 247 students
- Lincoln Elementary SchoolElementary · 246 students
- North Jacksonville SchoolElementary · 135 students
Other Jacksonville High schools
4 other US public schools in 5 states are named Jacksonville High. Jacksonville High School is the 4th largest of the 5.
- Jacksonville HighJacksonville, NC · 1,441 students
- Jacksonville High SchoolJACKSONVILLE, TX · 1,270 students
- JACKSONVILLE HIGH SCHOOLJACKSONVILLE, AR · 1,208 students
- Jacksonville High SchoolJacksonville, AL · 756 students
Nearby schools
- Lincoln Elementary School0.7 mi · 246
- North Jacksonville School0.9 mi · 135
- The Early Years1.0 mi · 247
- Washington Elementary School1.4 mi · 264
- Eisenhower Elementary School1.7 mi · 349
- Jacksonville Middle School1.8 mi · 680
Frequently asked questions
About Jacksonville High SchoolHow large is Jacksonville High School?
Jacksonville High School enrolls approximately 890 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Jacksonville High School serve?
Jacksonville High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Jacksonville High School?
Approximately 13.0:1 students per teacher at Jacksonville High School.
How diverse is Jacksonville High School?
Jacksonville High School reports a student body of 73% White, 5% Hispanic, 11% Black, 1% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Who oversees Jacksonville High School?
Jacksonville High School is overseen by Jacksonville SD 117 in Morgan County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.