📍 1 Bulldog Dr, Jefferson, Marion County, 75657
Jefferson H S is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Jefferson, Marion County. The school has 380 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Joel Windham. It is part of the Jefferson Isd school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 34.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.9:1. 52% of students are proficient in reading. 27% are proficient in maths. The school offers dual enrollment. Technology infrastructure includes campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Jefferson H S enrolls 380 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 34.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 53% White, 33% Black or African American and 10% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 201 | 53% |
| Black or African American | 126 | 33% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 39 | 10% |
| Two or more races | 11 | 2.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
249 of the school's 380 students (66%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 249 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.
Jefferson H S 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 TX-10, state senate district 1, state house district 9.
Jefferson H S is one of 4 schools in JEFFERSON ISD, based in JEFFERSON, Texas. The district serves 1,125 students district-wide and employs 105 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 380 students, Jefferson H S is larger than the district average of about 281 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant