Enrollment
260
High
STATE 460
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JACKSON PREPARATORY & EARLY COLLEGE·NCES 260104408497
Jackson Preparatory Early College
2111 EMMONS RD, JACKSON, MI 49201 · (517) 705-5732 · Jackson County
GRADES 06–12HIGH41-RURALCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL260 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 80% of Michigan public high schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Michigan public high schools
Student : Teacher
19.8:1
13 FTE teachers
STATE 21.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
30%
77 students
STATE 55%
Community
0
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 6 | 24 | 9% |
| Grade 7 | 24 | 9% |
| Grade 8 | 33 | 13% |
| Grade 9 | 33 | 13% |
| Grade 10 | 49 | 19% |
| Grade 11 | 33 | 13% |
| Grade 12 | 64 | 25% |
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
STATE 56% · 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
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M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
52.1%
MI avg 47.7%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level. The Michigan average is about 48 of 100.
Source: M-STEP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
57.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.2%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% typical for Michigan 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 Michigan'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 Jackson Preparatory Early College
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson Preparatory Early College this school | 260 | 29.6% | 57.0% |
| Clawson High School CLAWSON | 369 | 32.8% | N/A |
| Potterville High School POTTERVILLE | 209 | 29.2% | N/A |
| Mason Senior High School ERIE | 316 | 31.3% | N/A |
| Great Lakes Bay Early College UNIV CTR | 200 | 23.0% | N/A |
| ClimaxScotts High School CLIMAX | 294 | 28.2% | 38.6% |
Matched among Michigan 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 Jackson Preparatory Early College ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Jackson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.0% | #12 of 62 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.1% | #16 of 40 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 260 | #500 of 844 | #11 of 20 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.8:1 | #396 of 548 | #9 of 12 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.2% | #107 of 550 | #2 of 12 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 29.6% | #501 of 654 | #13 of 14 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -34.8% | #45 of 436 | #2 of 7 |
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
260
-62 (-19%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
19.8:1
was 24.8:1
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 | 260 | 13.1 | 19.8:1 | 30% (77) |
| 2023-24 | 277 | 13 | 21.3:1 | 34% (93) |
| 2022-23 | 287 | 13 | 22.1:1 | 34% (99) |
| 2020-21 | 322 | 13 | 24.8:1 | 34% (108) |
| 2017-18 | 399 | 14.1 | 28.4:1 | 27% (108) |
| 2015-16 | 284 | 15 | 18.9:1 | 26% (75) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Jackson Preparatory Early College.
Since 2017-18: students down 35% (399 to 260); teachers down 7% (14.1 to 13.1).
About Jackson Preparatory Early College
Jackson Preparatory Early College is a low-enrollment high school in JACKSON, Michigan, one of the schools in Jackson Preparatory & Early College. The school enrolls 260 students in grades 6 through 12. That compares with an average of about 460 students for high schools in Michigan.
Jackson Preparatory & Early College operates Jackson Preparatory Early College.
Federal enrollment data show Jackson Preparatory Early College is 65% White. Other groups include 17% Black, 8% multiracial, 7% Hispanic, and 2% Asian. The county population is about 83% White. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 54%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 19.8:1. The school has 13.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school's 19.8:1 compares with an average of 21.6:1 for high schools in Michigan. Federal data show 30% of students (77) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is below the 53% average among public schools in Jackson County.
Jackson Preparatory Early College holds an A- allk12 Grade, placing it above 80% of Michigan public high schools.
Compared with Michigan schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Jackson Preparatory Early College's results are 3.8 points above predicted: 57.0% against 53.2%.
In the surrounding county, Jackson County, the median household earns about $66,073 a year, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Jackson County has 68 public schools with about 21,681 students, including Jackson Preparatory Early College.
Jackson Preparatory Early College's closest public school neighbor is Townsend Elementary School, about 1.9 miles away. Within five miles of Jackson Preparatory Early College, there are at least 8 other public schools. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Jackson Preparatory Early College is 1st of 4 on proficiency.
Jackson Preparatory Early College is in rural territory close to an urban area, a location NCES labels Rural: Fringe. It is a charter school, open to the public and funded by taxpayers.
In 2020-21, Jackson Preparatory Early College enrolled 322 students. By 2024-25, that number had fallen to 260. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 24.8:1 to 19.8:1.
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Jackson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
160,060
Census ACS
Median income
$66,073
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
68
21,681 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in JACKSON
- Jackson High SchoolHigh · 989 students
- Northwest High SchoolHigh · 958 students
- Northwest Early Elementary SchoolElementary · 848 students
- Northwest Kidder Middle SchoolMiddle · 786 students
- Northwest Elementary SchoolElementary · 758 students
- Middle School at ParksideMiddle · 750 students
Nearby schools
- Townsend Elementary School1.9 mi · 316
- Vandercook Lake Virtual Academy2.5 mi · 55
- Vandercook Lake High School2.5 mi · 258
- Sharp Park Academy3.3 mi · 337
- John R Lewis Elementary3.6 mi · 140
- Middle School at Parkside3.9 mi · 750
Frequently asked questions
About Jackson Preparatory Early CollegeWhat is the total enrollment at Jackson Preparatory Early College?
Jackson Preparatory Early College enrolls approximately 260 students in grades 06-12.
What age range does Jackson Preparatory Early College serve?
Jackson Preparatory Early College serves students from grade 06 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Jackson Preparatory Early College?
Approximately 19.8:1 students per teacher at Jackson Preparatory Early College.
What is the student diversity at Jackson Preparatory Early College?
Student demographics at Jackson Preparatory Early College are roughly 65% White, 7% Hispanic, 17% Black, 2% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Jackson Preparatory Early College in?
Jackson Preparatory Early College is part of Jackson Preparatory & Early College.
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