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Jackson, Michigan - 12 schools
An equity score of 58/100 ranks Jackson Public Schools #213 of 707 districts in Michigan (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $15,274 per pupil, Jackson Public Schools ranks #126 of 821 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending (Michigan districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
4,486
Total Enrollment
12
Schools
$15,274
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Jackson Public Schools operates 12 public schools serving 4,486 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Michigan. The school portfolio breaks down into 6 elementary, 2 high, 2 middle, 2 combined 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 $15,274 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 821 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending. See how Michigan compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 28.8% local, 49.8% state, and 21.4% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one. The district's equity score is 58/100, ranked #213 of 707 in Michigan against a state average of 50, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 12 schools offering Advanced Placement (6 AP courses district-wide), a 331.7:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 57.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 37.6% White, 34.2% African American, 7.4% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Northeast Elementary School, with a diversity index of 73.1/100.
Its largest campus is Jackson High School, enrolling 989 students (23% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Fourth Street Learning Center, at 27 students, a 37x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Jackson High School accounts for 22.0% of all Jackson Public Schools student enrollment
That concentration means Jackson Public Schools-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. 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 Public Schools school enrollment varies 37× across entities
Jackson Public Schools school enrollment ranges from 27 students (lowest) to 989 students (highest), a spread of 962 students. That ratio is among the widest observed and reflects extreme enrollment heterogeneity, the district operates both small specialty programs and large comprehensive campuses inside a single budgeting unit. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Jackson Public Schools has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 80.1% of the population qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch
free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is the federal threshold for Title I funding allocations, established under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015). Areas above 75% eligibility — including this one — receive concentration grants on top of the basic Title I formula. Regions with eligibility this high typically draw a substantially larger federal funding share relative to their local tax base, which can either offset or reinforce existing gaps depending on allocation policy.
Jackson Public Schools student-counselor ratio is 332:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
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 Variation between sub-units within Jackson Public Schools is typically wider than the Jackson Public Schools-aggregate figure suggests.
Jackson Public Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 57.6% — 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 Public Schools has 12 schools, including 2 high, 2 middle, 2 combined, 6 elementary. Total enrollment is 4,486 students.
How much does Jackson Public Schools spend per student?
Jackson Public Schools spends $15,274 per student. The district has an equity score of 58/100, ranking #213 in Michigan.
What is the demographic composition of Jackson Public Schools?
Jackson Public Schools students are 37.6% White, 34.2% African American, 7.4% Hispanic or Latino, 1.2% Asian, averaged across 12 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Jackson Public Schools?
Jackson Public Schools has an equity score of 58/100, ranking #213 out of 707 districts in Michigan.