📍 1000 George Douthit Dr SW, Jacksonville, Calhoun County, 36265
Jacksonville High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Jacksonville, Calhoun County. The school has 782 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Jacksonville City school district. It serves grades 7–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 48.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.2:1.
Jacksonville High School enrolls 782 students across grades 7–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 48.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 61% White, 33% Black or African American and 3.8% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 474 | 61% |
| Black or African American | 260 | 33% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 30 | 3.8% |
| Two or more races | 9 | 1.2% |
| Asian | 7 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
458 of the school's 782 students (59%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Jacksonville High School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district DE-30.
Jacksonville High School is one of 2 schools in Jacksonville City, based in Jacksonville, Alabama. The district serves 1,685 students district-wide and employs 99 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 782 students, Jacksonville High School is close to the district average of about 843 students per school.
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