Jefferson High School

Set in NEWPORT, Michigan, Jefferson High School is a mid-sized high school, operated by Jefferson Schools (Monroe). It teaches 430 students across grades 9 through 12.

Jefferson Schools (Monroe) comprises 4 schools with combined enrollment of 1,336 students; Jefferson High School is among them.

Demographically, Jefferson High School lists that 92% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school reports 3% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Monroe County as a whole.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Jefferson High School has 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 18.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 21.6:1, putting Jefferson High School tighter than the state norm the norm. About 43% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Around the school, Monroe County reports that median household income runs about $77,335, roughly 23% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Jefferson High School is one of 52 public schools in Monroe County (combined enrollment of about 20,286 students).

Jefferson Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. 6 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Jefferson High School operates from a suburban location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 27%: 590 students in 2018 compared to 430 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 22.4:1 in 2018 to 18.2:1 today.

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