Jackson County School District
Public
Regional · 7 towns Grades PK–12 B+School Grade
Public schools for Braselton, Hoschton, Pendergrass, Nicholson, Maysville, Arcade and Talmo.
At a glance
11,160Students enrolled
12Schools
7Towns served
$14,551Spent per student
15:1Student–teacher ratio
51%Free / reduced lunch
School path
Where would my kid go?
Grades 6–8
West Jackson Middle School or Legacy Knoll Middle School or East Jackson Middle SchoolDepends on your addressThis districtGrades 9–12
Jackson County High School or East Jackson Comprehensive High SchoolDepends on your addressThis districtGrades 6–8
West Jackson Middle School or Legacy Knoll Middle School or East Jackson Middle SchoolDepends on your addressThis districtGrades 9–12
Jackson County High School or East Jackson Comprehensive High SchoolDepends on your addressThis districtGrades 6–8
West Jackson Middle School or Legacy Knoll Middle School or East Jackson Middle SchoolDepends on your addressThis districtGrades 9–12
Jackson County High School or East Jackson Comprehensive High SchoolDepends on your addressThis districtGrades 9–12
Jackson County High School or East Jackson Comprehensive High School or Banks County High SchoolDepends on your addressThis districtGrades 6–8
West Jackson Middle School or Legacy Knoll Middle School or East Jackson Middle SchoolDepends on your addressThis districtGrades 9–12
Jackson County High School or East Jackson Comprehensive High SchoolDepends on your addressThis districtGrades 6–8
West Jackson Middle School or Legacy Knoll Middle School or East Jackson Middle SchoolDepends on your addressThis districtGrades 9–12
Jackson County High School or East Jackson Comprehensive High SchoolDepends on your addressThis districtBased on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.
Academic performanceDistrict vs GA
Math proficiency38%
State average 34.8%
Reading / language arts37%
State average 38.5%
Graduation rate (4-year)94%
State average 84.8%
EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21; graduation 2019–20). The tick marks the state average.
Where the money goes
$14,551
per student each year · 8% below the GA average
Spending
Paid for by
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).
Enrollment · last 5 years
8,512’20
9,140’21
9,918’22
10,524’23
11,160’24
Students
White · 60%6,696
Hispanic · 22%2,468
Black · 9%1,048
Two or more races · 5%561
Asian · 3%344
American Indian/Alaska Native · 0%31
Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.
Towns served
Schools12 in district
West Jackson Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 1,082 students · Hoschton
A-PublicHeroes Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 994 students · Hoschton
PublicGum Springs Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 939 students · Jefferson
B+PublicSouth Jackson Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 715 students · Athens
BPublicEast Jackson Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 634 students · Commerce
A-PublicNorth Jackson Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 517 students · Talmo
BPublicMaysville Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 468 students · Maysville
B-PublicWest Jackson Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 951 students · Jefferson
B+PublicLegacy Knoll Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 707 students · Hoschton
PublicEast Jackson Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–7 · 536 students · Commerce
B+PublicJackson County High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 2,222 students · Hoschton
CPublicEast Jackson Comprehensive High SchoolHigh · Grades 8–12 · 1,395 students · Commerce
B-PublicSchool data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.
Nearby districts
District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.