Compass Center
Public high school in Jacksonville, Texas · Jacksonville ISD · Grades 6–12
Compass Center serves 20 students in grades 6–12 in Jacksonville (Cherokee County). It is one of 8 schools in Jacksonville ISD. By enrollment it is the 1850th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 4.4 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer students per teacher than the typical Texas high school (14).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,920 Texas high schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 4.54 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Alternative School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 6–12 |
| District | Jacksonville ISD |
| County | Cherokee County |
| Area type | Town, distant |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 482459007213 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Jacksonville ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 20 | 4,700 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 4.4 | 13.8 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 95% | 88.1% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 3% of Texas high schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Compass Center in context
Size
Compass Center is the smallest of Jacksonville ISD's 2 high schools; its 20 students are 0.4% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 15.4 miles away and have a median of 466 students, so Compass Center is smaller than most of them.
NCES lists it as an alternative school: one that serves students whose needs a regular school may not meet, or that offers a non-traditional program alongside regular schools.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 9 with 8 students, and its smallest is grade 7 with 2, against an average of 3 per grade. This year grade 11 has 33% fewer students than grade 6 (2 against 3). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Black students are the largest group, at 45% of enrollment, a higher share than across Jacksonville ISD (15.2%). Hispanic students are next, at 35%.
95% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 88.1% across Jacksonville ISD and a median of 63.8% for Texas high schools. Under the Community Eligibility Provision, every student can eat breakfast and lunch at no charge, and families fill out no meal application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Compass Center has 4.54 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 4.4 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 20 students would have about 1.4 teachers, so Compass Center has 3.1 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
NCES classifies its location as town, distant, which means it is in a town 10 to 35 miles from an urbanized area. The nearest other high school is Jacksonville High School, 1.5 miles away in the same district. There is 1 high school within 5 miles and 1 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Black | 45% |
| Hispanic | 35% |
| White | 20% |
50% of students are girls and 50% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 3 |
| Grade 7 | 2 |
| Grade 8 | 2 |
| Grade 9 | 8 |
| Grade 10 | 3 |
| Grade 11 | 2 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
436 S W Loop 456, Jacksonville, TX 75766
Phone: (903)589-3926
Website: jacksonvilleisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Compass Center. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacksonville High School | Jacksonville ISD | 1.5 mi | 1,270 | 14.2 | 84.1% |
| Rusk High School | Rusk ISD | 12.7 mi | 621 | 13.8 | 61.5% |
| Neches High School | Neches ISD | 13.2 mi | 142 | 9.5 | 40.1% |
| Bullard High School | Bullard ISD | 14.1 mi | 909 | 12.3 | 21.6% |
| Frankston High School | Frankston ISD | 16.7 mi | 259 | 10.2 | 40.9% |
| Troup High School | Troup ISD | 17.6 mi | 311 | 10.6 | 48.2% |
| Whitehouse High School | Whitehouse ISD | 20.8 mi | 1,404 | 13.2 | 38.8% |
| Alto High School | Alto ISD | 21.9 mi | 146 | 7.9 | 78.1% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Jacksonville ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Side Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–4 | 623 |
| Fred Douglass | Elementary | Pre-K–4 | 577 |
| Jacksonville High School | High | 9–12 | 1,270 |
| Jacksonville Middle School | Middle | 7–8 | 629 |
| Joe Wright Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–4 | 526 |
| Nichols Intermediate School | Middle | 5–6 | 674 |
| West Side Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–4 | 381 |