Jacksonville High School
Public high school in Jacksonville, Texas · Jacksonville ISD · Grades 9–12
Jacksonville High School serves 1,270 students in grades 9–12 in Jacksonville (Cherokee County). It is one of 8 schools in Jacksonville ISD. By enrollment it is the 511th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 14.2 students per full-time teacher, it has about the same as 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 ÷ 89.14 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Jacksonville ISD |
| County | Cherokee County |
| Area type | Rural, fringe |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 482459002750 |
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 | 1,270 | 4,700 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 14.2 | 13.8 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 84.1% | 88.1% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 51% 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.
Jacksonville High School in context
Size
Of the 2 high schools in Jacksonville ISD, Jacksonville High School is the largest, with 27% of the district's students. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 15.2 miles away with a median enrollment of 407; Jacksonville High School is larger than most of them.
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 10 with 331 students, and its smallest is grade 11 with 301, against an average of 318 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 330 in grade 9 and 308 in grade 12.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 59.4% here and 55.3% across Jacksonville ISD. White students are next, at 23.5%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
84.1% of its students are eligible 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
With 89.14 full-time-equivalent teachers for 1,270 students, Jacksonville High School has 14.2 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 1,270 students would have about 90.7 teachers, so Jacksonville High School has 1.6 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
Jacksonville High School is in rural territory within 5 miles of an urbanized area or 2.5 miles of a town, which NCES calls rural, fringe. The nearest other high school is Compass Center, 1.5 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there is 1 other high school, 1 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 59.4% |
| White | 23.5% |
| Black | 13.7% |
| Two or more races | 2.6% |
| Asian | 0.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.1% |
47.7% of students are girls and 52.3% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 330 |
| Grade 10 | 331 |
| Grade 11 | 301 |
| Grade 12 | 308 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1210 Corinth Rd, Jacksonville, TX 75766
Phone: (903)586-3661
Website: jacksonvilleisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Jacksonville High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compass Center | Jacksonville ISD | 1.5 mi | 20 | 4.4 | 95% |
| Bullard High School | Bullard ISD | 12.9 mi | 909 | 12.3 | 21.6% |
| Rusk High School | Rusk ISD | 13.5 mi | 621 | 13.8 | 61.5% |
| Neches High School | Neches ISD | 14.3 mi | 142 | 9.5 | 40.1% |
| Troup High School | Troup ISD | 16.0 mi | 311 | 10.6 | 48.2% |
| Frankston High School | Frankston ISD | 16.6 mi | 259 | 10.2 | 40.9% |
| Whitehouse High School | Whitehouse ISD | 19.4 mi | 1,404 | 13.2 | 38.8% |
| Cumberland High School | Cumberland Academy | 22.0 mi | 503 | 12.6 | 32.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Jacksonville ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Compass Center | High | 6–12 | 20 |
| East Side Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–4 | 623 |
| Fred Douglass | Elementary | Pre-K–4 | 577 |
| 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 |