Cotton Correctional Facility

Cotton Correctional Facility is an one-room-style high school in JACKSON, Michigan, run under Michigan Department of Corrections. The school works with 12 students in grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Michigan's public schools average about 460 students each, so Cotton Correctional Facility sits 97% below that benchmark.

Michigan Department of Corrections comprises 14 schools with combined enrollment of 83 students; Cotton Correctional Facility is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Cotton Correctional Facility reports that the largest single group is Black, at 58% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school reports 33% White, 8% Hispanic. By comparison, Jackson County as a whole is about 7% Black, so the school skews considerably more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Roughly 42% of students at Cotton Correctional Facility qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Jackson County (around 53%), the school's rate is south of typical.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Jackson County put median household income runs about $66,073, roughly 23% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Cotton Correctional Facility is one of 68 public schools in Jackson County (combined enrollment of about 21,681 students).

The closest other public school is Parnall Correctional Facility, roughly 0.3 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Cotton Correctional Facility operates from a suburban location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count stayed largely flat: 12 students in 2018 compared to 12 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 83% to 58% across the same window.

On allk12, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.