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Jackson High School

Serves grades 9 - 12

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
717 S Harkness St
Jackson, GA 30233
Phone
(770) 504-2340
District
Butts County
County
BUTTS COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
1070
Classroom Teachers
62

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Georgia

4

(10 is best)

Better than 40.0% of all GA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

4

(10 is best)

Better than 32.7% of all U.S. schools.


Jackson High School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 10

50 40 30 20 10 0
23%
33%
25%
39%
21%
28%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

20 17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
17
15
15
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 9 290 27.1%
Grade 10 287 26.8%
Grade 11 257 24.0%
Grade 12 236 22.1%
Total 1070 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 58.4% 59.4% 37.7%
Black 35.4% 34.2% 38.1%
Hispanic 5.7% 5.8% 18.9%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.3% 0.4% 4.9%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.1% 0.2% 0.3%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 83.2% 83.2% 59.6%
Free lunch eligible 83.2% 83.2% 53.9%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.0% 0.0% 5.7%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 25,522 10,912,876
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 138.9 187
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 4.3% 5.9%
5-19 YEARS OLD 18.0% 20.4%
20-44 YEARS OLD 35.5% 33.9%
45-64 YEARS OLD 26.3% 25.4%
65 OR OLDER 16.0% 14.4%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 8,483 3,946,490
Single Parent Households With Children 11.1% 9.6%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 83.7% 88.7%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 13.1% 33.6%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 6.6% 18.1%
$100,000 - $149,999 20.5% 16.6%
$75,000 - $99,999 12.2% 13.1%
$50,000 - $74,999 18.5% 16.6%
$30,000 - $49,999 23.8% 15.1%
$15,000 - $29,999 10.3% 11.4%
$15,000 or less 8.0% 9.1%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,352 $22,638,000 56.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $863 $3,076,000 7.7%
Staff $676 $2,409,000 6.0%
General Administration $253 $900,000 2.2%
School Administration $819 $2,920,000 7.3%
Operation $669 $2,384,000 6.0%
Transportation $593 $2,115,000 5.3%
Other $219 $779,000 1.9%
Total Support $4,092 $14,583,000 36.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $783 $2,792,000 7.0%
Total Expenditures $11,227 $40,013,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,329 $12,833,075,000 54.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $706 $1,235,717,000 5.3%
Staff $605 $1,058,876,000 4.5%
General Administration $183 $320,510,000 1.4%
School Administration $769 $1,346,775,000 5.7%
Operation $899 $1,574,443,000 6.7%
Transportation $500 $876,278,000 3.7%
Other $419 $734,414,000 3.1%
Total Support $4,082 $7,147,013,000 30.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,995 $3,493,141,000 14.9%
Total Expenditures $13,406 $23,473,229,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%