School district · Michigan
Jackson Public Schools
Jackson Public Schools in Michigan: 13 public schools with 4,310 students and 16.6 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $18,407 per student in FY2024.
- Schools
- 13
- Students
- 4,310
- Students per teacher
- 16.6
- MI 15.8 · US 15.1
- Spending per student
- $18,407
- MI $16.3K · US $17.6K
Staff
Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.
- Teachers (FTE)
- 259
- Counselors (FTE)
- 5.2
- Students per counselor
- 827
- MI 495 · US 357
- Psychologists (FTE)
- 0.0
- Librarians (FTE): 0.0
State test results
Share of students scoring proficient or above on Michigan's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.
Reading and writing
Michigan: 45%28%proficient
+2.4 points from 2023–24 school year
A lower share proficient than 76% of school districts in Michigan
Median 40% · 754 school districts compared
1,685 students tested, grades 3–8 · M-STEP; proficient means Levels 3-4
Math
Michigan: 35%16%proficient
−0.9 points from 2023–24 school year
A lower share proficient than 80% of school districts in Michigan
Median 29% · 753 school districts compared
1,679 students tested, grades 3–8 · M-STEP; proficient means Levels 3-4
Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
Money
Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.
- Federal
- 20% · $19.7M
- State
- 52% · $52.1M
- Local
- 28% · $28M
Per student (FY2024)
- Instruction
- $10,652
- Support services
- $6,614
- Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
- $4.5M
- Long-term debt
- $91.5M
Schools
Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.
| School | Grades | Students | Students / teacher | Reading | Math |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cascades Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | K–5 | 398 | 14.0 | 18% | 12% |
Dibble Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | K–5 | 282 | 17.0 | 43% | 33% |
Hunt Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 366 | 13.6 | 17% | 15% |
JPS Montessori CenterFree meals for all | K–5 | 146 | 16.9 | 29% | 22% |
John R Lewis ElementaryFree meals for all | K–5 | 140 | 13.6 | 13% | 13% |
Northeast Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | K–5 | 396 | 14.2 | 12% | 10% |
Sharp Park AcademyFree meals for all | K–5 | 337 | 17.5 | 59% | 46% |
Fourth Street Learning CenterAlternativeFree meals for all | 6–8 | 27 | 8.7 | 29% | 29% |
Middle School at ParksideFree meals for all | 6–8 | 750 | 14.8 | 32% | 10% |
Jackson County JailAlternative | 9–12 | 0 | — | — | — |
Jackson High SchoolFree meals for all | 9–12 | 989 | 17.3 | — | — |
Jackson PathwaysAlternativeFree meals for all | 9–12 | 77 | 15.4 | — | — |
South Central Michigan VirtualMostly virtualFree meals for all | K–12 | 402 | 77.3 | 25% | 25% |
Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
Sources
- Address
- 522 Wildwood Ave, Jackson, MI 49201
- Phone
- (517)841-2202
- Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
- Annual Survey of School System Finances (U.S. Census Bureau), FY2024. U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (F-33).
- State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.