📍 1211 N Diamond St, Jacksonville, Morgan County, 62650
Jacksonville High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Jacksonville, Morgan County. The school has 893 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Joey Dion. It is part of the Jacksonville SD 117 school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 72 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.4:1. 25% of students are proficient in reading. 21% are proficient in maths. The school offers 5 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Jacksonville High School enrolls 893 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 72 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 76% White, 11% Black or African American and 8.2% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 678 | 76% |
| Black or African American | 99 | 11% |
| Two or more races | 73 | 8.2% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 31 | 3.5% |
| Asian | 11 | 1.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
511 of the school's 893 students (57%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. 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.
Jacksonville High School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, 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 IL At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 50, state house district 100.
Jacksonville High School is one of 11 schools in Jacksonville SD 117, based in Jacksonville, Illinois. The district serves 3,231 students district-wide and employs 238 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 893 students, Jacksonville High School is larger than the district average of about 294 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant
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