JACKSON SR. HIGH

As a sizable secondary school in JACKSON, Missouri, JACKSON SR. HIGH works with 1,830 students from grades 9 through 12, run under JACKSON R-II. That puts it 265% larger than the typical public school in Missouri, which averages around 501 students.

JACKSON R-II comprises 10 schools with combined enrollment of 5,827 students; JACKSON SR. HIGH is among them.

In terms of who attends, JACKSON SR. HIGH logs that nearly all students (90%) are White. The remainder looks like 3% multiracial, 3% Hispanic, 3% Black.

In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 109 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.8:1. The state averages around 12.2:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 33% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is noticeably below Cape Girardeau County's rate of about 62%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), JACKSON SR. HIGH sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 50.6%; this one delivers 44.9%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Cape Girardeau County put median household income runs about $68,464, roughly 33% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Cape Girardeau County runs 27 public schools (combined enrollment of about 11,025 students), of which JACKSON SR. HIGH is one.

Nearest neighbor: WEST LANE ELEM., around 1.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 7 other public schools cluster around JACKSON SR. HIGH. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts JACKSON SR. HIGH at 5th of 8; the average score across the group is 49.3%.

The school occupies an outer-ring site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count climbed 61%: 1,139 students in 2018 compared to 1,830 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 14.9:1 in 2018 to 16.8:1 today.

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