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Jackson County High School

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Jackson County High School ranks 242 nd of 389 Tennessee high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

242^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 389 Tennessee High Schools

Better than 38% of Tennessee high schools

Summary

Jackson County High School is a public high school located in Gainesboro, Tennessee, serving 389 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Jackson County School District, which is ranked 48 out of 139 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While Jackson County High School has seen some fluctuations in its academic performance and graduation rates, the school faces several challenges. The school has consistently underperformed compared to the state average on TNReady/TCAP assessments, with significantly lower proficiency rates in subjects like Algebra I, Geometry, and English I. Additionally, the school has experienced high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 11.4% to 20.2% over the past few years, which could be a contributing factor to the school's academic struggles. When compared to nearby high schools, such as Macon County High School and Cookeville High School, Jackson County High School generally underperforms on academic measures.

Despite the increased per-student spending at Jackson County High School, from $10,571 in 2020-2021 to $12,380 in 2023-2024, and the school's relatively low student-teacher ratio, these factors have not yet translated into significant improvements in student outcomes. The school may need to implement targeted interventions and strategies to address the specific needs of its student population and close the achievement gaps observed in comparison to nearby high-performing schools.

383

Students ?

16.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,344

Per pupil spending ?

88.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

190 Blue Devil Ln
Gainesboro, TN 38562

(931) 268-9771

District: Jackson County

Feeder schools for Jackson County High School:

Elementary:	Dodson Branch Elementary
	Gainesboro Elementary
Middle:	Jackson County Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

91.6%

Hispanic:

4.7%

Two or more races:

2.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 24th percentile in 2015 → 38th in 2025

Strengths

✓96% graduate in 4 years — above the Tennessee average (90%)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 14 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (31% vs 40% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Geometry scores 20 pts below the Tennessee average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school31%

District avg31%

Tennessee avg40%

242^nd of 389

Tennessee public high schools ?

Bottom 38%▲ up 13 pts since 2015

From bottom 24% (2015) to bottom 38% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

48^th of 139Jackson County among Tennessee districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	36.1	242 of 389	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.2	214 of 392	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.4	152 of 384	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	28.7	268 of 358	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.2	244 of 347	29.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.3	221 of 342	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.4	145 of 341	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	37.2	170 of 273	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	42.6	204 of 351	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	40.9	227 of 300	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	49.7	159 of 296	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	53.9	150 of 285	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	48.7	174 of 269	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	60.2	120 of 273	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	62.7	105 of 267	60.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	39.6	212 of 365	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.3	200 of 365	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.7	131 of 366	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	34.0	235 of 350	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.9	191 of 340	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.2	209 of 337	38.0%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2023	76.4	4 of 14	71.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	35.2	214 of 324	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.2	163 of 337	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.3	115 of 330	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.0	176 of 322	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.6	225 of 317	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	51.8	111 of 302	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.1	46 of 308	85.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	30.7	257 of 368	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.3	213 of 366	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.3	160 of 359	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	22.8	278 of 349	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.5	238 of 332	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.2	248 of 329	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	51.3	58 of 198	70.7%	★★★★☆
2024	44.6	77 of 183	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.3	33 of 159	79.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	26.2	252 of 323	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.9	236 of 326	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.9	175 of 325	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	18.8	287 of 312	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	24.3	255 of 306	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.5	236 of 301	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.1	179 of 307	41.7%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Homeless (2023)71st percentile+11 vs school

Special Education (2025)71st percentile+33 vs school

Female (2025)42nd percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)34th percentile-4 vs school

Male (2025)30th percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)22nd percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?

English II46%-8 vs state

Biology I46%~ state avg

English I35%-4 vs state

Algebra II28%-7 vs state

Geometry17%-20 vs state

Algebra I14%-15 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				TNReady Mathematics (2025)				TNReady English Language Arts (2025)				TNReady Algebra I (2025)		TNReady Algebra II (2025)				TNReady Biology I (2025)					TNReady US History (2025)		TNReady English I (2025)			TNReady English II (2025)			TNReady Geometry (2025)					TNReady Science (2025)				TNReady Social Studies (2025)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	TNReady Mathematics 6th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 7th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 8th Grade	TNReady Mathematics All Grades	TNReady English Language Arts 6th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 7th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 8th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts All Grades	TNReady Algebra I 9th Grade	TNReady Algebra I All Grades	TNReady Algebra II 10th Grade	TNReady Algebra II 11th Grade	TNReady Algebra II 12th Grade	TNReady Algebra II All Grades	TNReady Biology I 9th Grade	TNReady Biology I 10th Grade	TNReady Biology I 11th Grade	TNReady Biology I 12th Grade	TNReady Biology I All Grades	TNReady US History 11th Grade	TNReady US History All Grades	TNReady English I 9th Grade	TNReady English I 10th Grade	TNReady English I All Grades	TNReady English II 10th Grade	TNReady English II 11th Grade	TNReady English II All Grades	TNReady Geometry 9th Grade	TNReady Geometry 10th Grade	TNReady Geometry 11th Grade	TNReady Geometry 12th Grade	TNReady Geometry All Grades	TNReady Science 6th Grade	TNReady Science 7th Grade	TNReady Science 8th Grade	TNReady Science All Grades	TNReady Social Studies 6th Grade	TNReady Social Studies 7th Grade	TNReady Social Studies 8th Grade	TNReady Social Studies All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Jackson County High School	Public	9-12	190 Blue Devil Ln	Gainesboro	38562	Jackson County	Jackson County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 268-9771	389	24	16.1		358 (92.0%)	2 (0.5%)	19 (4.9%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.5%)	36.1	242^nd of 389 public high schools	37.8%		42.2	214^th of 392 public high schools	45.4%	28									14.3	14.1		30.4		27.6	46.5				45.6			35.4		35.0	46.1		46.2		15.6			17.2									$13,344	$954	$11,379
Clay County Adult High School	Public	9-12	520 Brown ST	Celina	38551	Clay County	Clay County	No	No	No	No	(931) 243-3310	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Red Boiling Springs School	Public	6-12	415 Hillcrest DR	Red Boiling Springs	37150	Macon County	Macon County	No	No	No	No	(615) 699-3125	351	29	12.1		286 (81.5%)	3 (0.9%)	60 (17.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	23.2	312^th of 389 public high schools	19.8%		26.1	298^th of 392 public high schools	24.0%	14	33.3	30.0	23.2	28.5	33.3	20.0	10.7	20.5				16.0		15.4	20.8				20.4	24.2	24.2	21.3		20.8	41.7		38.5		25.0			22.4	46.7	30.0	16.1	29.8	60.0	38.0	33.9	43.0	$14,962	$590	$13,607
Clay County High School	Public	9-12	860 Clay County HWY	Celina	38551	Clay County	Clay County	No	No	No	No	(931) 243-2340	311	24	13.1		277 (89.1%)	4 (1.3%)	14 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.2%)	39.7	223^rd of 389 public high schools	42.7%		53.1	148^th of 392 public high schools	62.2%	75									15.9	15.7		20.3		19.7		42.1			42.9			30.7		30.7	41.8		41.5		28.6			27.2									$12,945	$657	$11,615
Upperman High School	Public	9-12	6950 Nashville HWY	Baxter	38544	Putnam County	Putnam County	No	No	No	No	(931) 858-3112	918	46	19.8		807 (87.9%)	23 (2.5%)	61 (6.6%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	23 (2.5%)	37.5	232^nd of 389 public high schools	40.4%		39.9	224^th of 392 public high schools	42.9%	8									8.0	7.8	78.6	20.7		28.9			41.8		40.8			25.4		24.9	50.6		56.7	64.7	19.3		7.1	24.1									$11,388	$675	$10,117
Cookeville High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	1 Cavalier DR	Cookeville	38501	Putnam County	Putnam County	No	Yes	No	No	(931) 520-2287	2,202	136	16.2		1,592 (72.3%)	75 (3.4%)	448 (20.3%)	47 (2.1%)	3 (0.1%)	1 (0.0%)	36 (1.6%)	68.8	82^nd of 389 public high schools	78.9%		65.1	97^th of 392 public high schools	75.3%	15									21.4	20.4	90.4	38.9	17.6	48.6		81.8	55.2	41.7	56.6			38.4	7.7	35.5	60.4	9.1	65.1		42.4			48.7									$11,130	$633	$9,795
Putnam County Adult High School	Public	9-12	268 East Main ST	Cookeville	38506	Putnam County	Putnam County	No	No	No	No	(931) 528-8685	29	0	76.3		7 (24.1%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (75.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Smith County High School	Public	9-12	312 Fite AVE	Carthage	37030	Smith County	Smith County	No	No	No	No	(615) 735-9219	493	43	11.3		412 (83.6%)	12 (2.4%)	44 (8.9%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.5%)	54.6	153^rd of 389 public high schools	60.7%		66.8	86^th of 392 public high schools	78.1%	67									20.7	20.3		12.7		13.3		75.0	45.1		51.0	34.4	35.9	36.4		36.4	62.8		63.2		36.9			32.0									$14,491	$519	$13,030
Livingston Academy	Public	9-12	120 Melvin Johnson DR	Livingston	38570	Overton County	Overton County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 823-5911	847	48	17.6		792 (93.5%)	9 (1.1%)	24 (2.8%)	6 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (1.9%)	53.8	156^th of 389 public high schools	59.9%		51	164^th of 392 public high schools	58.2%	8									29.6	28.9		30.0		32.5	50.8				51.0			35.6		35.6	52.3	20.0	50.3		33.5			33.5									$10,469	$866	$9,291
Macon County High School	Public	9-12	2550 Days RD	Lafayette	37083	Macon County	Macon County	No	No	No	No	(615) 666-4320	967	51	19.1		779 (80.6%)	7 (0.7%)	161 (16.6%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (1.8%)	56.6	141^st of 389 public high schools	63.8%		53.3	146^th of 392 public high schools	62.8%	5									28.3	27.4	35.6	18.8		34.5		46.0			45.0			41.0		40.2	64.4	10.0	59.8		92.3	19.8		37.2									$11,596	$707	$10,107

Frequently Asked Questions about Jackson County High School

What district is Jackson County High School in?

Jackson County

What schools feed into Jackson County High School?

Jackson County High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Dodson Branch Elementary
Elementary : Gainesboro Elementary
Middle : Jackson County Middle School

Is Jackson County High School a good school?

Jackson County High School ranks 242^nd of 389 Tennessee high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Jackson County High School?

Students at Jackson County High School are 92% White, 5% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

How many students attend Jackson County High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 383 students attended Jackson County High School.

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Tennessee Department of Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.