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Jackson Public Schools

Jackson, Michigan · Public School District · Open

Key statistics

4,310
Students enrolled
13
Public schools
259
Classroom teachers (FTE)
16.6:1
Students per teacher

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data. School year: 2024-25.

Students

By grade

  • Kindergarten 430
  • Grade 1 324
  • Grade 2 346
  • Grade 3 367
  • Grade 4 306
  • Grade 5 344
  • Grade 6 277
  • Grade 7 273
  • Grade 8 285
  • Grade 9 333
  • Grade 10 314
  • Grade 11 354
  • Grade 12 357

By race/ethnicity

  • White 40%
  • Black or African American 32%
  • Two or more races 17%
  • Hispanic/Latino 8%
  • Asian 2%
  • American Indian or Alaska Native <1%
  • Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander <1%

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (fall membership), school year 2024-25. Race/ethnicity as reported by the state.

Free and reduced-price lunch

78% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch 3,355 of 4,310 students in the district's schools
  • Free lunch 74%
  • Reduced-price lunch 4%

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data, school year 2024-25. Eligibility as reported by the state. Schools that serve free meals to every student may count all of them as eligible, so figures are not comparable from state to state.

Spending and revenue

$18,407 spent per student on day-to-day operations Michigan median: $14,724 per student

Spending per student

  • Instruction $10,652
  • Support services $6,614
  • Other (food service, etc.) $1,141

Where the money comes from

  • Local 28%
  • State 52%
  • Federal 20%

Total revenue $99.8 milliontotal spending $94.1 million

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, School District Finance Survey (F-33), school year 2023-24. Day-to-day spending is NCES's current expenditures: it leaves out construction, equipment, debt and payments to charter or private schools. Per student is per fall enrollment of that year.

District details

Grades served

PK to 12

Locale (NCES)

City: SmallStudents: 90% city, 10% suburb

Total staff (FTE)

659

District office

522 WILDWOOD AVE, Jackson MI 49201

County

Jackson County

Official website

NCES District ID

2619620

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About Jackson Public Schools

Description provided by the district or community — not part of the NCES dataset.

JPS Vision-Jackson Public Schools is a safe and respected institution, providing a nationally recognized and accredited program for all students. The District is financially secure with outstanding facilities that compliment a positive learning environment. The school staff, Board of Education, and community have forged a partnership, which demands quality in student programming, instructional techniques, and fiscal management, while building trust and understanding.Improving student achievement is the most important characteristic of this district.Jackson Public Schools is regarded as one of the best public school districts in the country.
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