📍 1210 Corinth Rd, Jacksonville, Cherokee County, 75766
Jacksonville H S is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Jacksonville, Cherokee County. The school has 1,331 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Jodi Alderete. It is part of the Jacksonville Isd school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 85.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.5:1. 47% of students are proficient in reading. 35% are proficient in maths. The school offers dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Jacksonville H S enrolls 1,331 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 85.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 57% Hispanic or Latino, 24% White and 15% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 765 | 57% |
| White | 319 | 24% |
| Black or African American | 194 | 15% |
| Two or more races | 40 | 3% |
| Asian | 9 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,034 of the school's 1,331 students (78%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 984 qualify for free lunch and 50 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Jacksonville H S is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). 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 TX-60, state senate district 3, state house district 11.
Jacksonville H S is one of 8 schools in JACKSONVILLE ISD, based in JACKSONVILLE, Texas. The district serves 4,700 students district-wide and employs 353 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,331 students, Jacksonville H S is larger than the district average of about 588 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe