Jackson Center High School

Jackson Center High School is a high school of close-knit scale in Jackson Center, Ohio, overseen by Jackson Center Local, hosting 246 students in grades 7 through 12. By comparison, Ohio's public schools average about 565 students each, so Jackson Center High School sits 56% smaller than that benchmark.

Jackson Center Local comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 576 students; Jackson Center High School is among them.

In terms of who attends, Jackson Center High School logs that nearly all students (97%) are White.

Looking at school resources, Jackson Center High School shows 5 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 49.2:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 17.7:1 average. An estimated 72% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Shelby County (around 52%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

With demographic context factored in, Jackson Center High School sits in the top 10% of Ohio schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 61.5%; actual is 77.1%, +15.6 points clear of the demographic baseline.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Shelby County) shows that median household earnings sit near $73,978, roughly 21% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. In all, Shelby County runs 22 public schools (combined enrollment of about 7,812 students), of which Jackson Center High School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Jackson Center Elementary School, around 0.0 miles off. Within ten miles, there are 8 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Jackson Center High School at 4th of 7; the average score across the group is 78.3%.

The campus sits in a rural setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count showed little movement: 243 students in 2018 compared to 246 in 2025. Class-load math has widened: from 20.3:1 in 2018 to 49.2:1 in 2025.

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