Jackson Central-Merry Early College High

As a rural-scale senior high in Jackson, Tennessee, Jackson Central-Merry Early College High educates 268 students from grades 9 through 12, operated by Madison County. By comparison, Tennessee's public schools average about 754 students each, so Jackson Central-Merry Early College High sits 64% below that benchmark.

Madison County runs 25 schools in total, collectively educating 13,017 students. Jackson Central-Merry Early College High is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Jackson Central-Merry Early College High shows that 64% of the student body identifies as Black. Other groups include 21% White, 8% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 2% Asian. That is visibly more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 36%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Madison County indicate the typical household earns roughly $60,042 per year, 27% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Madison County runs 27 public schools (combined enrollment of about 13,050 students), of which Jackson Central-Merry Early College High is one.

The closest other public school is Jackson Central Merry Middle School, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies a downtown site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Jackson Central-Merry Early College High has ticked up 37%, going from 196 students in 2018 to 268 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share shrank from 72% to 64%.

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