School district · Texas

Jacksonville ISD

Jacksonville ISD in Texas: 8 public schools with 4,700 students and 13.8 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $11,966 per student in FY2024.

Schools: 8
Students: 4,700
Students per teacher: 13.8; TX 14.9 · US 15.1
Spending per student: $11,966; TX $12.7K · 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): 341
Counselors (FTE): 10.0
Students per counselor: 470; TX 387 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE): 6.0; Librarians (FTE): 2.0

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on Texas's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

Texas: 54%

40%proficient

+3.5 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 78% of school districts in Texas

Median 51% · 1,182 school districts compared

1,840 students tested, grades 3–8 · STAAR - English; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Texas: 42%

28%proficient

+5.5 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 77% of school districts in Texas

Median 38% · 1,182 school districts compared

1,954 students tested, grades 3–8 · STAAR - English; 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.

Spending per student, 2015–2024

$8.1K15

$8.4K16

$8.7K17

$8.7K18

$9.2K19

$10.0K20

$11.2K21

$11.3K22

$11.8K23

$12.0K24

Where the money comes from (FY2024)

Federal: 14% · $10.3M
State: 56% · $42.5M
Local: 30% · $22.9M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction: $6,971
Support services: $4,299
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay): $2.6M
Long-term debt: $68M

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Elementary schools: 4Middle schools: 2High schools: 2

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	Reading	Math	City or town
East Side ElFree meals for all	Pre-K–4	623	16.3	45%	29%	Jacksonville
Fred DouglassFree meals for all	Pre-K–4	577	16.4	40%	35%	Jacksonville
Joe Wright ElFree meals for all	Pre-K–4	526	14.9	54%	46%	Jacksonville
West Side ElFree meals for all	Pre-K–4	381	16.4	40%	35%	Jacksonville
Jacksonville MiddleFree meals for all	7–8	629	11.0	39%	20%	Jacksonville
Nichols IntFree meals for all	5–6	674	11.7	36%	25%	Jacksonville
Compass CenterAlternativeFree meals for all	6–12	20	4.4	—	—	Jacksonville
Jacksonville H SFree meals for all	9–12	1,270	14.2	—	—	Jacksonville

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.

Sources

Address: 800 College Ave, Jacksonville, TX 75766
Phone: (903)586-6511

Website

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.