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Enrollment
1,881
High
DISTRICT 957 · STATE 565
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JACKSON LOCAL·NCES 390498503715
Jackson High School
7600 Fulton Dr NW, Massillon, OH 44646 · (330) 837-3501 · Stark County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,881 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
20.5:1
92 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.9:1 · STATE 17.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
21%
404 students
DISTRICT 26% · STATE 43%
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 | 443 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 404 | 21% |
| Grade 11 | 498 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 536 | 28% |
Student demographics
31%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 32% · 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 Local. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
85.4%
OH avg 59.8% . -3.7pp since 2021
Math
52.6%
OH avg 56.1% . +10.2pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 85 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Ohio schools, those numbers are about 60 and 56. Reading and writing scores are down about 4 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 10 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 85.4% | 52.6% |
| 2023-24 | 85.7% | 74.0% |
| 2022-23 | 86.6% | 35.7% |
| 2021-22 | 89.1% | 42.4% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
77.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
80.7%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 77% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 81% typical for Ohio 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 Ohio'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 Jackson High School
Jackson High School's state test result (77.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson High School this school | 1,881 | 21.5% | 77.3% |
| Little Miami High School Morrow | 1,603 | 20.3% | 74.2% |
| Beavercreek High School Beavercreek | 1,640 | 21.5% | 68.5% |
| Milford Sr High School Milford | 1,814 | 22.5% | 77.1% |
| Anderson High School Cincinnati | 1,166 | 19.8% | 80.1% |
| Loveland High School Loveland | 1,203 | 20.3% | 84.3% |
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 High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Stark County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 77.3% | #117 of 403 | #5 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.6% | #341 of 776 ▼ 266 | #8 of 19 ▼ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 85.4% | #65 of 774 ▲ 4 | #3 of 19 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.3pp | #396 of 742 | #8 of 18 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,881 | #24 of 888 | #3 of 22 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.5:1 | #629 of 739 | #16 of 18 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 30.9% | #299 of 749 | #7 of 18 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 21.5% | #371 of 435 | #8 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.6% | #406 of 484 | #11 of 13 |
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
1,881
-93 (-5%) vs 2020
+26% since 1990-91, when it was 1,492
Student : Teacher
20.5:1
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 | 1,881 | 91.6 | 20.5:1 | 21% (404) |
| 2023-24 | 1,916 | 89.5 | 21.4:1 | 19% (370) |
| 2022-23 | 2,024 | 87.8 | 23.1:1 | 15% (313) |
| 2020-21 | 1,974 | 88 | 22.4:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 1,971 | 88.7 | 22.2:1 | 14% (278) |
| 2015-16 | 2,041 | 90 | 22.7:1 | 12% (247) |
| 2010-11 | 1,851 | 102 | 18.1:1 | 13% (246) |
| 2000-01 | 1,719 | 101 | 17.0:1 | 2% (41) |
| 1990-91 | 1,492 | 88 | 16.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Jackson High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (1,971 to 1,881); teachers up 3% (88.7 to 91.6).
About Jackson High School
Jackson High School is a high school in Massillon, Ohio, and it is part of Jackson Local. There are 1,881 students enrolled, covering grades 9 through 12. On average, high schools in Ohio enroll around 565, and this school is 233% bigger than that mark.
Jackson High School is one school in a 6-school district, Jackson Local, which enrolls 5,741 students.
The share of students at Jackson High School who are White is 83%. Enrollment also includes 5% multiracial, 4% Asian, 4% Hispanic, and 3% Black. Stark County residents are about 85% White, a similar share. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 31, compared with 70 nationally.
Jackson High School has 91.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 20.5:1. The school's 20.5:1 compares with an average of 17.7:1 for high schools in Ohio. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 21%. The 36% average for public schools in Stark County is 15 points higher.
A school with Jackson High School's lunch-eligibility share in Ohio is predicted to score 80.7%. Jackson High School scores 77.3%, 3.3 points below that line.
In Stark County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $67,934 a year, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Stark County number 101, with about 53,798 students.
Jackson High School's nearest public school is Jackson Memorial Middle School (about 0.6 miles). In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Jackson High School. Among the 7 closest schools with test data, this one included, Jackson High School ranks 6th on average proficiency.
Locale: Suburb: Large. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment fell by 5% across 4 years, from 1,974 in 2020-21 to 1,881 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio dropped from 22.4:1 in 2020-21 to 20.5:1 in 2024-25.
This page is set up for the Jackson High School community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Stark County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
373,713
Census ACS
Median income
$67,934
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
101
53,798 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Jackson Local
- Jackson Memorial Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,313 students
- Strausser Elementary SchoolElementary · 819 students
- Sauder Elementary SchoolElementary · 722 students
- Lake Cable Elementary SchoolElementary · 544 students
- Amherst Elementary SchoolElementary · 462 students
Other schools in Massillon
- Perry High SchoolHigh · 1,456 students
- Jackson Memorial Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,313 students
- Washington High SchoolHigh · 1,211 students
- Massillon Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 900 students
- Strausser Elementary SchoolElementary · 819 students
- R G Drage Career Technical CtrHigh · 736 students
Other Jackson High schools
4 other US public schools in 4 states are named Jackson High. Jackson High School is the largest of the 5.
- Jackson High SchoolJackson, OH · 587 students
- Jackson High SchoolJackson, GA · 1,060 students
- Jackson High SchoolJACKSON, MI · 989 students
- Jackson High SchoolJackson, AL · 376 students
Nearby schools
- Jackson Memorial Middle School0.6 mi · 1,313
- Sauder Elementary School0.7 mi · 722
- Amherst Elementary School2.1 mi · 462
- Lake Cable Elementary School2.3 mi · 544
- Strausser Elementary School2.6 mi · 819
- Whittier Elementary School3.5 mi · 366
Frequently asked questions
About Jackson High SchoolHow large is Jackson High School?
Jackson High School enrolls approximately 1,881 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Jackson High School serve?
Jackson High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Jackson High School?
Approximately 20.5:1 students per teacher at Jackson High School.
How diverse is Jackson High School?
Jackson High School reports a student body of 83% White, 4% Hispanic, 3% Black, 4% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Jackson High School?
Jackson High School is overseen by Jackson Local in Stark County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.