Enrollment
246
High
DISTRICT 288 · STATE 565
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JACKSON CENTER LOCAL·NCES 391000503697
Jackson Center High School
204 S Linden St, Jackson Center, OH 45334 · (937) 596-6149 · Shelby County
GRADES 07–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL246 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 95% of Ohio public high schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Ohio public high schools
Student : Teacher
49.2:1
5 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 34.9:1 · STATE 17.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
72%
178 students
DISTRICT 72% · STATE 43%
Community
0
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 7 | 35 | 14% |
| Grade 8 | 40 | 16% |
| Grade 9 | 40 | 16% |
| Grade 10 | 67 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 29 | 12% |
| Grade 12 | 35 | 14% |
Student demographics
6%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 54% · 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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Jackson Center Local. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
76.6%
OH avg 59.8% . -0.3pp since 2021
Math
91.5%
OH avg 56.1% . +18.2pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 77 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 92 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Ohio schools, those numbers are about 60 and 56. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2021, while math scores are up about 18 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 76.6% | 91.5% |
| 2023-24 | 71.4% | 67.7% |
| 2022-23 | 75.0% | 79.3% |
| 2021-22 | 76.9% | 73.3% |
% Proficient or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Ohio's State Tests. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of OH schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
77.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.5%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+15.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 77% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 61% typical for Ohio schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 16 points, placing it in Ohio's top 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 Jackson Center High School
Jackson Center High School's state test result (77.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson Center High School this school | 246 | 72.4% | 77.1% |
| Western Reserve High School Collins | 291 | 74.6% | 62.0% |
| Waynesfield-Goshen Local High School Waynesfield | 220 | 75.0% | 65.2% |
| Mohawk High School Sycamore | 356 | 69.9% | 70.0% |
| Belmont Career Center Saint Clairsville | 344 | 68.6% | N/A |
| Edison High School Richmond | 368 | 70.1% | 67.3% |
Matched among Ohio 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 Jackson Center High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Shelby County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 77.1% | #122 of 403 | #4 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 91.5% | #7 of 776 ▲ 123 | #2 of 8 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 76.6% | #189 of 774 ▲ 86 | #5 of 8 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +8.9pp | #150 of 742 | #2 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 246 | #690 of 888 | #7 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 49.2:1 | #739 of 739 | #8 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 5.6% | #720 of 749 | #6 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 72.4% | #76 of 435 | #3 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.2% | #179 of 198 | N/A |
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
246
-1 (0%) vs 2020
-1% since 1990-91, when it was 249
Student : Teacher
49.2:1
was 22.4:1
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 | 246 | 5 | 49.2:1 | 72% (178) |
| 2023-24 | 249 | 5 | 49.8:1 | 72% (179) |
| 2022-23 | 226 | 5 | 45.2:1 | 84% (189) |
| 2020-21 | 247 | 11 | 22.4:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 243 | 12 | 20.3:1 | 67% (163) |
| 2015-16 | 211 | 14 | 15.1:1 | 99% (208) |
| 2010-11 | 221 | 17 | 13.0:1 | 99% (218) |
| 2000-01 | 263 | 19 | 13.8:1 | 24% (62) |
| 1990-91 | 249 | 14 | 17.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Jackson Center High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (243 to 246); teachers down 58% (12 to 5).
About Jackson Center High School
Jackson Center High School is classified as a high school. It is located in Jackson Center, Ohio. A total of 246 students attend the school, which covers grades 7 through 12. Against the 565-student average for high schools in Ohio, enrollment here is 56% lower.
Jackson Center High School is one school in Jackson Center Local, a system of 2 schools with 576 students.
At Jackson Center High School, White students make up 97% of the student body. Jackson Center High School has a diversity index of 6%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 49.2:1, with 5 full-time-equivalent teachers. Among high schools in Ohio, the typical ratio is 17.7:1. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Jackson Center High School is 72%. The rate at public schools in Shelby County averages 52%, lower than here.
Measured against Ohio public high schools, Jackson Center High School receives an A+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Compared with Ohio schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Jackson Center High School does better than predicted by 15.6 points. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 77.1%; the prediction is 61.5%.
Census estimates describe Shelby County this way: median household income is about $73,978, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 21% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 9%. Federal data list 22 public schools in Shelby County, with a combined enrollment of about 7,812.
The nearest other public school, Jackson Center Elementary School, is less than a tenth of a mile away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within ten miles of Jackson Center High School. Of the 7 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Jackson Center High School is 4th on average proficiency.
Federal data place Jackson Center High School in the Rural: Distant locale, which means it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment held near 246, starting from 247. The school's ratio rose from 22.4:1 to 49.2:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
Discussions about Jackson Center High School may include school safety, transportation, and start times. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Shelby County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
47,929
Census ACS
Median income
$73,978
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
22
7,812 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Jackson Center Local
- Jackson Center Elementary SchoolElementary · 330 students
Other schools in Jackson Center
- Jackson Center Elementary SchoolElementary · 330 students
Nearby schools
- Jackson Center Elementary School0.0 mi · 330
- Indian Lake High School7.0 mi · 441
- Indian Lake Middle School7.0 mi · 393
- Indian Lake Elementary School7.2 mi · 530
- Botkins Elementary School7.6 mi · 323
- Botkins High School7.6 mi · 261
Frequently asked questions
About Jackson Center High SchoolHow large is Jackson Center High School?
Jackson Center High School enrolls approximately 246 students in grades 07-12.
Is Jackson Center High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Jackson Center High School is a high school covering grades 07-12.
How many teachers does Jackson Center High School have?
Jackson Center High School employs 5 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 49.2:1.
How diverse is Jackson Center High School?
Jackson Center High School reports a student body of 97% White, 1% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Jackson Center High School?
Jackson Center High School is overseen by Jackson Center Local in Shelby County.
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