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Enrollment
1,441
High
DISTRICT 1,012 · STATE 761
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ONSLOW COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370345001423
Jacksonville High
1021 Henderson Dr, Jacksonville, NC 28540 · (910) 989-2048 · Onslow County
GRADES 09–12HIGH13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,441 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 54% of North Carolina public high schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+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 North Carolina public high schools
Student : Teacher
18.4:1
78 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.9:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
683 students
DISTRICT 52% · STATE 82%
Community
1
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 | 391 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 380 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 355 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 315 | 22% |
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 71% · 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
Test scores
NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
59.3%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
44.9%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all North Carolina schools, those numbers are about 51 and 52.
Source: NC EOG / EOC. 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
53.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.4%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 64% typical for North Carolina 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 North Carolina'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 Jacksonville High
Jacksonville High's state test result (53.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jacksonville High this school | 1,441 | 47.4% | 53.3% |
| White Oak High Jacksonville | 1,252 | 48.4% | 40.1% |
| Gray's Creek High Hope Mills | 1,458 | 46.2% | 54.3% |
| Sun Valley High Monroe | 1,272 | 46.1% | 42.2% |
| Sanderson High Raleigh | 1,648 | 43.4% | 39.2% |
| Havelock High Havelock | 1,014 | 52.5% | 50.1% |
Matched among North Carolina 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 Jacksonville High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Onslow County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.3% | #172 of 468 | #3 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.9% | #163 of 464 | #2 of 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.3% | #196 of 448 | #3 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,441 | #97 of 598 | #1 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.4:1 | #232 of 473 | #3 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.7% | #66 of 474 | #2 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 47.4% | #392 of 527 | #4 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +11.8% | #64 of 164 | #4 of 6 |
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
1,441
+331 (+30%) vs 2020
-7% since 1990-91, when it was 1,555
Student : Teacher
18.4:1
was 18.8:1
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 | 1,441 | 78.2 | 18.4:1 | 47% (683) |
| 2023-24 | 1,449 | 73 | 19.9:1 | 47% (683) |
| 2022-23 | 1,423 | 71.5 | 19.9:1 | 44% (627) |
| 2020-21 | 1,110 | 59 | 18.8:1 | 30% (328) |
| 2017-18 | 1,289 | 74 | 17.4:1 | 41% (529) |
| 2015-16 | 1,378 | 74 | 18.6:1 | 38% (527) |
| 2010-11 | 1,109 | 71 | 15.6:1 | 33% (366) |
| 2000-01 | 1,748 | 112 | 15.6:1 | 27% (466) |
| 1990-91 | 1,555 | 95 | 16.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Jacksonville High.
Since 2017-18: students up 12% (1,289 to 1,441); teachers up 6% (74 to 78.2).
About Jacksonville High
Jacksonville High is one of the public schools in Jacksonville, North Carolina. It is a large high school. It serves 1,441 students in grades 9 through 12. For comparison, high schools in North Carolina average about 761 students.
Onslow County Schools is made up of 39 schools with 27,397 students in all.
No single group makes up more than half of enrollment at Jacksonville High. The largest is White students, at 44%. Next come 25% Black, 19% Hispanic, and 10% multiracial. That compares with about 67% White among all Onslow County residents. Jacksonville High's diversity index is 70%, against a US figure of 70%.
The ratio of students to teachers is 18.4:1, with 78.2 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. That is 1.1 students per teacher below the 19.6:1 average for high schools in North Carolina. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 47%.
Jacksonville High is graded B- by allk12, scoring above 54% of North Carolina public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Jacksonville High scores 53.3% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 64.4%.
In the county around the school, Onslow County, the median household income is $68,148, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of people live in poverty. There are 42 public schools in Onslow County, enrolling about 27,501 students in all.
Of nearby public schools, Parkwood Elementary is the closest, at about 0.8 miles. Jacksonville High has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Jacksonville High comes in 4th of 9 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Jacksonville High is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000, a location NCES labels City: Small.
2024-25 enrollment was 1,441, a 30% rise from 1,110 in 2020-21.
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Onslow County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
207,906
Census ACS
Median income
$68,148
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
42
27,501 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Onslow County Schools
- White Oak HighHigh · 1,252 students
- Swansboro HighHigh · 1,232 students
- Dixon HighHigh · 1,085 students
- Northside HighHigh · 1,067 students
- Swansboro MiddleMiddle · 1,052 students
- Richlands HighHigh · 1,027 students
Other schools in Jacksonville
- White Oak HighHigh · 1,252 students
- Northside HighHigh · 1,067 students
- Jacksonville Commons MiddleMiddle · 918 students
- Hunters Creek MiddleMiddle · 856 students
- Southwest HighHigh · 803 students
- Southwest ElementaryElementary · 720 students
Other Jacksonville High schools
4 other US public schools in 5 states are named Jacksonville High. Jacksonville High is the largest of the 5.
- Jacksonville High SchoolJACKSONVILLE, TX · 1,270 students
- JACKSONVILLE HIGH SCHOOLJACKSONVILLE, AR · 1,208 students
- Jacksonville High SchoolJacksonville, IL · 890 students
- Jacksonville High SchoolJacksonville, AL · 756 students
Nearby schools
- Parkwood Elementary0.8 mi · 457
- Northwoods Elementary0.8 mi · 439
- Northwoods Park Middle1.1 mi · 633
- Jacksonville Commons Middle2.0 mi · 918
- Carolina Forest Elementary2.1 mi · 570
- Jacksonville Commons Elem2.2 mi · 506
Frequently asked questions
About Jacksonville HighHow many students attend Jacksonville High?
Jacksonville High enrolls approximately 1,441 students in grades 09-12.
Is Jacksonville High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Jacksonville High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Jacksonville High?
Approximately 18.4:1 students per teacher at Jacksonville High.
How diverse is Jacksonville High?
Jacksonville High reports a student body of 44% White, 19% Hispanic, 25% Black, 1% Asian, 10% Two or more.
What district is Jacksonville High in?
Jacksonville High is part of Onslow County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.