📍 2701 Technology Cir, Marianna, Jackson County, 32448
Jackson Alternative School is an Alternative/PRU serving other age pupils, located in Marianna, Jackson County. The school has 127 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Jackson school district. It serves grades Pre-K–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 9.8:1. 25% of students are proficient in reading. 15% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 24%.
Jackson Alternative School enrolls 127 students across grades Pre-K–12. The student body is 65% male and 35% female. A teaching staff of 13 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 9.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 49% White, 39% Black or African American and 6.3% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 62 | 49% |
| Black or African American | 49 | 39% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 8 | 6.3% |
| Two or more races | 8 | 6.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
89 of the school's 127 students (70%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 85 qualify for free lunch and 4 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Jackson Alternative 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 FL-20, state senate district 2, state house district 5.
Jackson Alternative School is one of 19 schools in JACKSON, based in MARIANNA, Florida. The district serves 5,801 students district-wide and employs 409 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 127 students, Jackson Alternative School is smaller than the district average of about 305 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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