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Maynard Jackson High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Atlanta, Fulton County. The school has 1,474 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Atlanta Public Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 106.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.8:1. 25% of students are proficient in reading. 30% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 82%. The school offers 33 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Maynard Jackson High School enrolls 1,474 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 106.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 73% Black or African American, 16% White and 7.4% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 1,080 | 73% |
| White | 240 | 16% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 109 | 7.4% |
| Two or more races | 35 | 2.4% |
| Asian | 6 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
642 of the school's 1,474 students (44%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 569 qualify for free lunch and 73 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.
Maynard Jackson High School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). 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 GA-50, state senate district 36, state house district 59.
Maynard Jackson High School is one of 86 schools in Atlanta Public Schools, based in Atlanta, Georgia. The district serves 49,945 students district-wide and employs 3,979 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,474 students, Maynard Jackson High School is larger than the district average of about 581 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large
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