JACKSON SCHOOL

JACKSON SCHOOL is a mid-sized elementary school in BATAVIA, New York, one of the schools within BATAVIA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT. The school instructs 397 students in grades pre-K through 2.

Within BATAVIA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT, which oversees 4 schools and 2,147 students, JACKSON SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

Demographically, JACKSON SCHOOL records that White students make up the majority at 70%. Beyond that, the school logs 15% multiracial, 10% Hispanic, 4% Black. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 89%.

On the income-and-resources front, The school currently runs with 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 9.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.8:1, putting JACKSON SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. About 56% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Genesee County (around 45%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Genesee County indicate the typical household earns roughly $73,314 per year, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. JACKSON SCHOOL is one of 21 public schools in Genesee County (combined enrollment of about 7,800 students).

The closest other public school is BATAVIA MIDDLE SCHOOL, roughly 0.9 miles away. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at JACKSON SCHOOL has showed little movement, going from 401 students in 2018 to 397 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 12.5:1 in 2018 to 9.8:1 in 2025.

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