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The Academies at Jonesboro High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Jonesboro, Craighead County. The school has 1,386 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Brad Faught. It is part of the Jonesboro School District school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 98.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.0:1.
The Academies at Jonesboro High School enrolls 1,386 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 98.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 44% Black or African American, 35% White and 16% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 605 | 44% |
| White | 491 | 35% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 226 | 16% |
| Two or more races | 52 | 3.8% |
| Asian | 11 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,386 of the school's 1,386 students (100%) 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.
The Academies at Jonesboro High School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. 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 VT-10.
The Academies at Jonesboro High School is one of 11 schools in JONESBORO SCHOOL DISTRICT, based in JONESBORO, Arkansas. The district serves 6,762 students district-wide and employs 417 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,386 students, The Academies at Jonesboro High School is larger than the district average of about 615 students per school.
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