📍 1435 Hoods Mill Rd, Commerce, Jackson County, 30529
East Jackson Comprehensive High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Commerce, Jackson County. The school has 1,343 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Jackson County school district. It serves grades 8–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 84.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.9:1. 28% of students are proficient in reading. 28% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 95%. The school offers 6 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
East Jackson Comprehensive High School enrolls 1,343 students across grades 8–12. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 84.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 66% White, 21% Hispanic or Latino and 8.2% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 888 | 66% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 281 | 21% |
| Black or African American | 110 | 8.2% |
| Two or more races | 51 | 3.8% |
| Asian | 13 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
693 of the school's 1,343 students (52%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 562 qualify for free lunch and 131 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.
East Jackson Comprehensive 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 GA At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 47, state house district 31.
East Jackson Comprehensive High School is one of 10 schools in Jackson County, based in Jefferson, Georgia. The district serves 11,160 students district-wide and employs 721 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,343 students, East Jackson Comprehensive High School is larger than the district average of about 1,116 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant
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