📍 3741 School St, Jay, Santa Rosa County, 32565
Jay High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Jay, Santa Rosa County. The school has 512 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Stephen Knowlton. It is part of the Santa Rosa school district. It serves grades 7–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.7:1. 45% of students are proficient in reading. 46% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 97%. The school offers Advanced Placement (AP) courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Jay High School enrolls 512 students across grades 7–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 26 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 93% White, 3.3% Hispanic or Latino and 2.1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 478 | 93% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 17 | 3.3% |
| Two or more races | 11 | 2.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
243 of the school's 512 students (47%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 204 qualify for free lunch and 39 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Jay High School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). 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-10, state senate district 1, state house district 3.
Jay High School is one of 41 schools in SANTA ROSA, based in MILTON, Florida. The district serves 29,624 students district-wide and employs 1,701 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 512 students, Jay High School is smaller than the district average of about 723 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant