JACKSONVILLE H S

As a heavily attended four-year high school in JACKSONVILLE, Texas, JACKSONVILLE H S instructs 1,270 students from grades 9 through 12, run under JACKSONVILLE ISD. That puts it 60% above the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 796 students.

JACKSONVILLE H S is one of 8 schools operated by JACKSONVILLE ISD, a district that caters to 4,700 students overall.

On the student-mix side, JACKSONVILLE H S logs that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 59% of enrollment. The remainder is composed of 23% White, 14% Black, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Cherokee County as a whole is about 24% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the resource side, The school currently runs with 89 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.3:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. About 84% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Cherokee County (around 66%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

After controlling for student poverty, JACKSONVILLE H S tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 37.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 46.6%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Cherokee County put median household income runs about $61,261, roughly 19% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 15%. In all, Cherokee County runs 24 public schools (combined enrollment of about 10,948 students), of which JACKSONVILLE H S is one.

EAST SIDE EL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. 7 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, JACKSONVILLE H S comes 1st of 8 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 36.8%.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 3%: 1,311 students in 2018 compared to 1,270 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share ticked up from 50% to 59%. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 16.5:1 in 2018 to 14.3:1 today.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.