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
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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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.
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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
246
+3 (+1%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
49.2:1
was 20.3:1
% White
97%
was 97%
% Hispanic
1%
was 2%
% Black
1%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About 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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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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