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Marianna, Florida - 16 schools
An equity score of 85/100 ranks Jackson #2 of 67 districts in Florida (state average 51). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,182 per pupil, Jackson ranks #13 of 67 Florida districts by per-pupil spending (Florida districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
6,076
Total Enrollment
16
Schools
$12,182
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Jackson operates 16 public schools serving 6,076 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Florida. The school portfolio breaks down into 12 combined, 2 elementary, 2 high schools, a compact enough portfolio that families can compare every campus directly before they move, rent, or enrol. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Jackson County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,182 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 67 Florida districts by per-pupil spending. See how Florida compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 22.9% local, 51.6% state, and 25.6% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 85/100, ranked #2 of 67 in Florida against a state average of 51, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 16 schools offering Advanced Placement (7 AP courses district-wide), a 384.6:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 43.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 56.9% White, 28.9% African American, 6.1% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Jackson County Early Childhood Center, with a diversity index of 65.5/100.
Its largest campus is Marianna K-8 School, enrolling 1,685 students (29% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Dist Wide Homebound Program, at 2 students, a 843x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Marianna K-8 School accounts for 27.7% of all Jackson student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Jackson-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: elementary. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
Jackson school enrollment varies 843× across entities
Jackson school enrollment ranges from 2 students (lowest) to 1,685 students (highest), a spread of 1,683 students. That ratio is an extreme outlier spread — among the widest gaps observed anywhere in this dataset. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Jackson student-counselor ratio is 385:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Jackson chronic absenteeism rate is 43.0% — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
Jackson has 16 schools, including 2 elementary, 2 high, 12 combined. Total enrollment is 6,076 students.
How much does Jackson spend per student?
Jackson spends $12,182 per student. The district has an equity score of 85/100, ranking #2 in Florida.
What is the demographic composition of Jackson?
Jackson students are 56.9% White, 28.9% African American, 6.1% Hispanic or Latino, 0.5% Asian, averaged across 16 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Jackson?
Jackson has an equity score of 85/100, ranking #2 out of 67 districts in Florida.