Jackson Memorial High School

Jackson Memorial High School is one of the roomy 9-12 campuss in Jackson, New Jersey, operated by Jackson Township School District, with 1,577 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 70% larger than the state mean of about 929.

Within Jackson Township School District, which oversees 10 schools and 7,627 students, Jackson Memorial High School is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Jackson Memorial High School lists that White students make up the majority at 60%. Beyond that, the school reports 27% Hispanic, 6% Black, 4% Asian, 2% multiracial. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 83%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 116 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.6:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.7:1, putting Jackson Memorial High School higher than the state norm the norm. Around 33% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Ocean County runs at roughly 44%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Jackson Memorial High School is in the bottom 10% of New Jersey public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 48.0%; Jackson Memorial High School posts 30.0%, -18.0 points below that line.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Ocean County put median household income runs about $89,863, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across Ocean County's 117 public schools (combined enrollment of about 66,051 students), Jackson Memorial High School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Switlik Elementary School, around 0.3 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Jackson Memorial High School comes 5th of 7 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 34.9%.

The campus sits in a suburban setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Jackson Memorial High School's enrollment has stayed largely flat since 2018, when it stood at 1,597 (now 1,577). The White share of enrollment ticked down from 83% to 60% over that span.

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