High Schools in East Jackson Community Schools

Summary:

The East Jackson Community Schools district in Michigan operates two high schools: East Jackson Secondary School and WAY East Jackson. Both schools have relatively low rankings and performance metrics compared to state averages, with no clear standout schools in the district.

East Jackson Secondary School ranked 547 out of 739 Michigan high schools in the 2024-2025 school year, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. Both high schools had a 4-year graduation rate of 82.8% in 2023-2024, lower than the state average, and a dropout rate of 7.6%, which is higher than the state average. Chronic absenteeism rates were also high, with both schools reporting 29.5% in 2023-2024.

Test scores at East Jackson Secondary School were consistently lower than state averages, with only 23.4% of 7th-grade students proficient or better in English Language Arts in 2024-2025, compared to the state average of 39.2%. The district also serves a high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, with 74.8% of East Jackson Secondary School students and 83.33% of WAY East Jackson students receiving free or reduced-price lunch. Per-student spending varied, with East Jackson Secondary School spending $15,072 and WAY East Jackson spending $12,264 in 2023-2024.

District Detail

1404 N Sutton Rd
Jackson, MI 49202-2822

(517) 764-2090

SchoolDigger Rank:
509^th of 613 Michigan districts

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Grades served: K-12
Students: 723

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 0
High Schools: 2
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSAT English Language Arts (2025)	SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (2025)	M-Step English Language Arts (2025)	M-Step Math (2025)	M-Step Science (2025)		M-Step Social Studies (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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	PSAT English Language Arts 8th Grade	SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing 11th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 7th Grade	M-Step Math 7th Grade	M-Step Science 8th Grade	M-Step Science 11th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 8th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
East Jackson Secondary School	Public	7-12	1566 N Sutton Rd	Jackson	49202	Jackson County	East Jackson Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(517) 764-1700	359	19	18.8	79.1%	262 (73.0%)	36 (10.0%)	25 (7.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	30 (8.4%)	24	547^th of 739 public high schools	26.0%		46.3	368^th of 743 public high schools	50.5%	179	50.8	32.0	23.4	12.8	20.0	22.9	16.7	29.2	$15,072	$1,550	$13,522
WAY East Jackson	Public, Virtual	6-12	345 N Dettman Rd	Jackson	49202	Jackson County	East Jackson Community Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(517) 945-1335	16	0		87.5%	13 (81.3%)	1 (6.3%)	1 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (6.3%)								(n/a)									$12,264	$926	$11,339

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Michigan Center School District	4.68 mi	3	442^nd
Michigan Department of Corrections	4.79 mi	25
Jackson Public Schools	5.2 mi	13	477^th
Jackson Independent School District (Isd)	5.23 mi	5
Northwest Community Schools	5.92 mi	5	452^nd

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

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