📍 2535 Mount Zion Pkwy, Jonesboro, Clayton County, 30236
Mount Zion High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Jonesboro, Clayton County. The school has 1,239 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Clayton County school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 70.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.6:1. 23% of students are proficient in reading. The four-year graduation rate is 88%. The school offers 4 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Mount Zion High School enrolls 1,239 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 70.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 66% Black or African American, 27% Hispanic or Latino and 2.7% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 818 | 66% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 330 | 27% |
| Two or more races | 34 | 2.7% |
| Asian | 32 | 2.6% |
| White | 22 | 1.8% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,122 of the school's 1,239 students (91%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 1,122 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Mount Zion High School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, 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 At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 44, state house district 75.
Mount Zion High School is one of 67 schools in Clayton County, based in Jonesboro, Georgia. The district serves 51,055 students district-wide and employs 3,382 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,239 students, Mount Zion High School is larger than the district average of about 762 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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