Enrollment
332
High
DISTRICT 273 · STATE 371
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JACKSON COUNTY CENTRAL SCHOOL DIST.·NCES 270023100773
Jackson County Central Senior High
1128 N HWY, JACKSON, MN 56143 · (507) 847-5310 · Jackson County
GRADES 09–12HIGH43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL332 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 73% of Minnesota public high schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+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 Minnesota public high schools
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 16.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
35%
117 students
DISTRICT 38% · STATE 48%
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 9 | 84 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 85 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 75 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 88 | 27% |
Student demographics
27%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 28% · STATE 60% · 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
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MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
55.4%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
37.3%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Minnesota schools, those numbers are about 50 and 45.
Source: MCA. 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
45.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.1%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% typical for Minnesota 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 Minnesota'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 County Central Senior High
Jackson County Central Senior High's state test result (45.9% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson County Central Senior High this school | 332 | 35.2% | 45.9% |
| BRAHAM AREA SECONDARY BRAHAM | 354 | 34.7% | 36.4% |
| Dawson-Boyd Secondary DAWSON | 269 | 35.3% | 28.4% |
| Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Sec. BELGRADE | 316 | 34.5% | 35.8% |
| WARREN-ALVARADO-OSLO SECONDARY WARREN | 273 | 36.3% | 33.9% |
| RTR Secondary School TYLER | 380 | 35.3% | 41.8% |
Matched among Minnesota 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 County Central Senior High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.9% | #121 of 397 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.3% | #160 of 401 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.4% | #107 of 397 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 332 | #243 of 764 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.9:1 | #136 of 332 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 27.0% | #208 of 338 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 35.2% | #236 of 444 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.5% | #93 of 146 |
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
332
-3 (-1%) vs 2020
-26% since 2000-01, when it was 446
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
was 33.5:1
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 | 332 | 20.9 | 15.9:1 | 35% (117) |
| 2023-24 | 331 | 20.5 | 16.2:1 | 38% (126) |
| 2022-23 | 340 | 13.1 | 26.1:1 | 38% (130) |
| 2020-21 | 335 | 10 | 33.5:1 | 21% (72) |
| 2017-18 | 355 | 22.6 | 15.7:1 | 33% (116) |
| 2015-16 | 355 | 22 | 16.1:1 | 32% (115) |
| 2010-11 | 348 | 22 | 15.8:1 | 27% (95) |
| 2000-01 | 446 | 27 | 16.5:1 | 23% (104) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Jackson County Central Senior High.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (355 to 332); teachers down 7% (22.6 to 20.9).
About Jackson County Central Senior High
Jackson County Central Senior High is a mid-sized high school. Its address is in JACKSON, Minnesota. The school enrolls 332 students in grades 9 through 12.
Jackson County Central Senior High is one school in a 4-school district, Jackson County Central School Dist., which enrolls 1,093 students.
Roughly 85% of students at Jackson County Central Senior High are White. Enrollment also includes 8% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 2% Black. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Jackson County Central Senior High scores 27%.
Jackson County Central Senior High reports a ratio of 15.9 students per teacher, from 20.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is in line with the 16.3:1 average for high schools in Minnesota. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Jackson County Central Senior High, 35% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Among Minnesota public high schools, Jackson County Central Senior High outscored 73%, which works out to a B+ on the allk12 Grade.
Jackson County Central Senior High posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 45.9%, compared with a predicted 46.1%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Minnesota schools on BeatsExpectations.
The school is in Jackson County, where the median household earns about $75,743 a year, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of people live in poverty. Jackson County counts 7 public schools with about 1,353 students.
Riverside Elementary is about 0.3 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Within ten miles of Jackson County Central Senior High, there are 3 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Jackson County Central Senior High places 5th out of 8 schools in its immediate area.
Jackson County Central Senior High is in rural territory far from an urban area, a location NCES labels Rural: Remote.
Enrollment was essentially flat over 4 years: 335 in 2020-21, 332 in 2024-25. Federal data show the ratio falling from 33.5:1 to 15.9:1.
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Jackson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
9,933
Census ACS
Median income
$75,743
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
1,353 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Jackson County Central School Dist.
- Riverside ElementaryElementary · 350 students
- Jackson County Central MiddleMiddle · 241 students
- Pleasantview ElementaryElementary · 170 students
Other schools in JACKSON
- Riverside ElementaryElementary · 350 students
- Jackson Co Central Credit RecoveryHigh
Nearby schools
- Riverside Elementary0.3 mi · 350
- Jackson County Central Middle9.1 mi · 241
- Pleasantview Elementary9.1 mi · 170
- Martin County West Junior High13.6 mi · 101
- Martin County West Senior High13.6 mi · 187
- Sherburn Elementary13.8 mi · 136
Frequently asked questions
About Jackson County Central Senior HighHow many students attend Jackson County Central Senior High?
Jackson County Central Senior High enrolls approximately 332 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Jackson County Central Senior High serve?
Jackson County Central Senior High serves grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Jackson County Central Senior High have?
Jackson County Central Senior High employs 21 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.9:1.
How diverse is Jackson County Central Senior High?
Jackson County Central Senior High reports a student body of 85% White, 8% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Jackson County Central Senior High?
Jackson County Central Senior High is overseen by Jackson County Central School Dist. in Jackson County.
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