Jackson County High School

1668 Winder Hwy, Jefferson GA, 30549 | Jefferson City School District | 706-367-5003
  • grades 9-12
  • students 1190
  • type High
PROFICIENCY 53% 27% higher than state average
School Rankings
  • Ranked #0 of 8 in Jefferson
  • Ranked #0 of 2969 in Georgia
Proficiency Averages
62%Jefferson
42%Georgia

Jackson County High School is a school servicing grades 9 to 12 and is located in the district of "Jefferson City School District" in Jefferson, GA. There are a total of 1,190 students and 66 teachers at Jackson County High School, for a student to teacher ratio of 19 to 1.

Jackson County High School has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 53.0%, which is 27% higher than the Georgia average.

Jackson County High School location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students1190
Teachers66
Student/Teacher ratio19:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollment252
Taking some courses148
Taking some courses (not tests)110
Passing some courses71
Passing no courses65

Advanced placement (AP) is a program that offers high school students the ability to take college level courses and exams. These programs were created to be at the same level of most first year university courses. If the students were successful in the AP programs, they could potentially receive advanced placement, credit or exemptions when they go on to university. At Jackson County High School, there are a total of 252 students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with 148 taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All56%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School56%

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All50%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School50-54%

The proficiency in math and languages tables represent the percentage of students that scored at or above the proficiency level on their standardized state assessment tests. Although these tests are standardized within each state, the tests may vary from state to state. Comparing the results of one state to another may not always be an accurate or fair comparison.

Jackson County High School race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictGeorgiaNational
White 80.6% 79.1% 43.1% 51.1%
Black 2.7% 7.5% 36.4% 15.9%
Asian 4.1% 2.4% 3.6% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 10.4% 8.5% 13.4% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 0.4% 0.2% 0.3% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.0% 0.1% 0.2% 0.4%
Multiracial 1.8% 2.2% 3.1% 3.1%

Jefferson demographics profile

StatisticJeffersonGeorgiaNational
Population11,61910,617,423328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)51618791
Median age33.336.237.7
Male/Female ratio1.0:11.0:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)64%54%55%
Speak English93%86%79%
Speak Spanish6%8%13%

Education level achieved in Jefferson

IndexJeffersonGeorgiaNational
Completed 8th grade79.5%82.3%84.3%
Completed high school77.5%81.0%83.0%
Completed some college54.2%57.8%59.4%
Completed associate degree31.5%36.8%38.5%
Completed bachelors23.2%29.4%30.3%
Completed masters6.9%11.1%11.5%
Completed professional degree1.6%3.2%3.3%
Completed doctorate0.1%1.3%1.3%
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Source: The Jackson County High School data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.