Jackson Sch

Jackson Sch is a moderately sized elementary campus in York, Pennsylvania, operated by York City SD. The school serves 501 students in grades pre-K through 8.

Across the 9 schools in York City SD (6,306 students total), Jackson Sch accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Jackson Sch reports that the most-represented group is Black (47%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 46% Hispanic, 4% White, 3% multiracial. By comparison, York County as a whole is about 6% Black, so the school skews visibly more Black than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, Jackson Sch lists 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.0:1. The state averages about 13.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 97% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is higher than York County's rate of about 53%.

With demographic context factored in, Jackson Sch falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 35.8%; this one comes in at 10.9%, -24.9 points off the demographic line.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for York County indicate median household earnings sit near $84,829, about 28% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. In all, York County runs 111 public schools (combined enrollment of about 64,242 students), of which Jackson Sch is one.

Nearest neighbor: Crispus Attucks CS, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Jackson Sch at 6th of 7; the average score across the group is 17.7%.

Jackson Sch operates from a high-density location.

Looking at the recent track record. Jackson Sch's enrollment has contracted 11% since 2018, when it stood at 566 (now 501). Over the same period, the Black share ticked up from 33% to 47%. Class-load math has tightened: from 16.1:1 in 2018 to 13.0:1 in 2025.

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