High Schools in Jackson County Central School District

Summary:

The Jackson County Central School District in Minnesota is home to a single high school, Jackson County Central Senior High, which serves grades 9-12. The school's performance has been mixed, with some academic strengths but also areas needing improvement.

Academically, Jackson County Central Senior High has shown higher proficiency rates than the state average in 11th-grade math and 10th-grade reading. However, its science proficiency rate lags behind the state. The school's graduation rate of 84.2% is lower than the state average, while its dropout rate of 4.4% is higher. The school's ranking and rating have also fluctuated, dropping from a 4-star rating and 133rd ranking out of 450 Minnesota high schools in 2024-2025 to a 1-star rating and 403rd ranking out of 476 schools in 2022-2023.

These mixed results suggest that Jackson County Central Senior High may need to focus on improving its curriculum, teaching methods, and student support systems to achieve more consistent and sustainable academic success. Addressing the school's graduation and dropout rates should also be a priority to ensure more students successfully complete their high school education.

District Detail

1128 North Highway
Jackson, MN 56143-1075

(507) 847-3608

SchoolDigger Rank:
146^th of 446 Minnesota districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 1,093

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

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MCA-III Math (2025)		MCA-III Reading (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
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	MCA-III Math 11th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	MCA-III Reading 10th Grade	MCA-III Reading All Grades	Total
Jackson County Central Senior High	Public	9-12	1128 N Hwy	Jackson	56143	Jackson County	Jackson County Central School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 847-5310	332	21	15.9	35.2%	282 (84.9%)	7 (2.1%)	26 (7.8%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.2%)	70.5	133^rd of 450 public high schools	70.4%		64.7	174^th of 480 public high schools	63.8%	41	37.3	37.3	55.4	55.4	$12,496

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District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Region 6 and 8-SW/Wc Service Coop	0.01 mi	28
Martin County West School District	13.65 mi	4	268^th
Windom Public School District	17.57 mi	5	218^th
Heron Lake-Okabena School District	17.81 mi	2	314^th
Mountain Lake Public Schools	22.17 mi	2	252^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 Minnesota Department of Education.

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