5 public K-12 schools in Jackson from NCES Common Core of Data: enrollment, grade span, demographics, and Civil Rights Data Collection statistics for every active campus.
5 public schools ranked by quality score. NCES CCD 2024-25 data.
The highest-ranked of Jackson's 5 public schools is Jackson High School, scoring 49/100, against a city average of 45.2/100. Computed live across every Jackson campus reporting to NCES.
How the Jackson Public-School Landscape Breaks Down
Jackson, OH enrolls 2,236 students across 5 public schools reporting to the National Center for Education Statistics. The average student-teacher ratio across the city is 8:1, and the composite quality score, derived from student-teacher ratio, counselor access, gifted-program availability, and CRDC attendance data, averages 45.2/100. Schools must report at least five campuses in a city to appear in this listing, which is why very small towns may redirect to the broader county or state view.
The most-resourced campus in Jackson on this index is Jackson High School, at 49/100 on the Resource Investment Index with 587 enrolled students. What the index does and doesn't measure; click any school below for its full component breakdown.
Jackson spans 1 district, each filing its own NCES F-33 return, per-pupil spending can vary between neighbouring campuses. Sort the table below by enrollment, level, or district; click any school for its full profile.
Jackson High School accounts for 26.3% of all Jackson public-school enrollment
That concentration means Jackson-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade level: High. A dominant campus often anchors a city's program landscape and absorbs a disproportionate share of district capital and staffing decisions. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
Jackson operates only 1 school district — one of the single most consolidated governance structures in the country
Most Jackson school districts are a single unified district covering the whole city, a structural feature that simplifies inter-school comparison but concentrates policy authority, and the count here is near the floor observed nationally. Consolidation produces narrower variance because resources pool across a large population, but it can also mask intra-school district inequities — sub-school district differences within a single school district are not visible at this aggregation level. Consolidated systems typically rely more heavily on top-down funding formulas than on local revenue variability.
Jackson student-teacher ratio is 8.0:1 — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
student-teacher ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE classroom teachers against total enrollment, push-in specialists, English-language aides, special-education co-teachers, and counselors are not included in most reporting Values this far below typical often correlate with unusually small scale or population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se — worth checking whether the underlying denominator is itself an outlier.
The highest-ranked school in Jackson is Jackson High School with a quality score of 49/100. There are 5 public schools in Jackson with 2,236 total students.
How many schools are in Jackson, OH? ▼
Jackson has 5 public schools with a total enrollment of 2,236 students. Average student-teacher ratio: 8:1.
Data from NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 and Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22. Quality scores based on student-teacher ratio,
counselor access, gifted programs, and attendance. Schools must have 5+ in the city to be listed.
Disclaimer: This information is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute professional advice. Data is sourced from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD). Consult a qualified professional before making decisions based on this data.
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