Jackson Local School District

Public Grades K–12 ASchool Grade

Public schools for Jackson.

At a glance

5,741Students enrolled

6Schools

$12,792Spent per student

19:1Student–teacher ratio

24%Free / reduced lunch

School path

Where would my kid go?

For Jackson

Grades K–5

4 elementary schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district

Grades 6–8

Jackson Memorial Middle School1,313 students · MassillonThis district

Grades 9–12

Jackson High School1,881 students · MassillonThis 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 OH

Math proficiency75%

State average 49.7%

Reading / language arts78%

State average 57.2%

Graduation rate (4-year)94%

State average 85.3%

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

Where the money goes

$12,792

per student each year · 23% below the OH average

Spending

Classroom instruction59%

Support & administration37%

Other4%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)75%

State18%

Federal6%

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

Enrollment · last 5 years

5,806’20

5,933’21

5,973’22

5,819’23

5,741’24

Students

White · 82%4,720

Two or more races · 6%347

Hispanic · 4%240

Asian · 4%235

Black · 3%198

American Indian/Alaska Native · 0%1

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

Schools6 in district

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Strausser Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–5 · 819 students · Massillon

A+Public 📚

Sauder Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–5 · 722 students · Massillon

A+Public 📚

Lake Cable Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–5 · 544 students · Canton

A+Public 📚

Amherst Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–5 · 462 students · Massillon

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Jackson Memorial Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 1,313 students · Massillon

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Jackson High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 1,881 students · Massillon

A-Public

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

Nearby districts

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North Canton City School DistrictNorth Canton · Plain · $13,549 per student

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Plain Local School DistrictCanton · Plain · $13,074 per student

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Canton City School DistrictCanton · $20,727 per student

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Green Local School DistrictGreen · $13,401 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.