Jackson Public Schools

Public Regional · 2 towns Grades PK–12 CSchool Grade

Public schools for Jackson and Summit, and parts of Blackman, Napoleon and Liberty.

At a glance

4,310Students enrolled

13Schools

2Towns served

$18,407Spent per student

17:1Student–teacher ratio

78%Free / reduced lunch

School path

Where would my kid go?

JacksonSummit

Grades PK–5

5 elementary schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district

Grades 6–8

Middle School at Parkside750 students · JacksonThis district

Grades 9–12

Jackson High School989 students · JacksonThis district

Grades K–5

Dibble Elementary School or John R Lewis ElementaryDepends on your addressThis district

Grades 6–8

Middle School at Parkside750 students · JacksonThis district

Grades 9–12

Jackson High School989 students · JacksonThis district

Based 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 MI

Math proficiency15%

State average 34.6%

Reading / language arts28%

State average 47.9%

Graduation rate (4-year)72%

State average 82.9%

EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21; graduation 2019–20). The tick marks the state average.

Where the money goes

$18,407

per student each year · 11% above the MI average

Spending

Classroom instruction58%

Support & administration36%

Other6%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)28%

State52%

Federal20%

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).

Enrollment · last 5 years

4,480’20

4,383’21

4,486’22

4,465’23

4,310’24

Students

White · 40%1,714

Black · 32%1,389

Two or more races · 17%742

Hispanic · 8%361

Asian · 2%79

American Indian/Alaska Native · 0%19

Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.

Towns served

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Jackson31,058 people

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Summit22,817 people

Also covers small parts of Blackman, Napoleon and Liberty.

Schools13 in district

Level

All 13 Elementary 7 Middle 2 High 3 Other 1

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Cascades Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–5 · 398 students · Jackson

DPublic 📚

Northeast Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–5 · 396 students · Jackson

C-Public 📚

Hunt Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 366 students · Jackson

C-Public 📚

Sharp Park AcademyElementary · Grades K–5 · 337 students · Jackson

B+Public 📚

Dibble Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–5 · 282 students · Jackson

CPublic 📚

JPS Montessori CenterElementary · Grades K–5 · 146 students · Jackson

CPublic 📚

John R Lewis ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 140 students · Jackson

Public 📚

Middle School at ParksideMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 750 students · Jackson

C-Public 📚

Fourth Street Learning CenterMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 27 students · Jackson

C-Public 🏫

Jackson High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 989 students · Jackson

B-Public 🏫

Jackson PathwaysHigh · Grades 9–12 · 77 students · Jackson

CPublic 🏫

Jackson County JailHigh · Grades 9–12 · Jackson

Public 📚

South Central Michigan VirtualOther · Grades K–12 · 402 students · Jackson

C-Public

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.

Nearby districts

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East Jackson Community SchoolsLeoni · $16,155 per student

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Michigan Center School DistrictLeoni · $14,411 per student

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Columbia School DistrictColumbia · Norvell · $14,941 per student

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Northwest School DistrictRives · Sandstone · $13,419 per student

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.