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Jackson High School

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Jackson High School ranks 552 nd of 795 Ohio high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

552^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 795 Ohio High Schools

Better than 31% of Ohio high schools

Summary

Jackson High School is a 9–12 school serving 587 students in Jackson, Ohio, part of the Jackson City district in a largely rural part of southern Ohio. In 2025–2026 it ranked 552 of 795 Ohio high schools — 31st percentile, 2 stars — a sharp drop from 431 of 855 (50th percentile) the year before. The district overall ranks higher, at 341 of 773, or 56th percentile with 3 stars.

What is going well: the graduation rate reached 97.5%, near the top of nearby schools such as Vinton County High School at 97.6%, South Webster Junior/Senior High School at 96.0%, and Wellston High School at 95.8%. Chronic absenteeism, at 22.1%, is lower than at Minford High School (35.5%) and Eastern High School (34.1%), though still 4.4 points above the district's 17.7%. Students also scored above the state average in American Government (76.6% vs. 71.6%) and English II (65.9% vs. 62.7%).

Where the concerns are: every tested End-of-Course subject declined from the prior year. Algebra I is the most serious, with 32.1% proficient against a state rate of 61.6% — far below any nearby school. American History fell 14.5 points to 62.2%, behind neighbors including Oak Hill Middle/High School (83.3%) and South Webster (86.7%). Several student groups, including female, male, and special education students, rank in the bottom third statewide; students from low-income families rank higher, at the 41st percentile. For comparison, South Webster ranks 73rd percentile with 4 stars, Oak Hill 52nd with 3 stars, and Vinton County 27th with 1 star. Overall, students are staying in school and graduating, but math and history proficiency clearly need attention.

587

Students ?

14.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,644

Per pupil spending ?

50.8%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

500 Vaughn St
Jackson, OH 45640-1968

(740) 286-7575

District: Jackson City

Feeder schools for Jackson High School:

Elementary:	Jackson Northview Elementary School
	Jackson Southview Elementary School
	Jackson Westview Elementary School
Middle:	Jackson Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

95.9%

Hispanic:

2.0%

Two or more races:

1.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 44th percentile in 2016 → 31st in 2026

Strengths

✓98% graduate within 4 years

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (57% vs 63% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 13 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school57%

District avg59%

Ohio avg63%

552^nd of 795

Ohio public high schools ?

Bottom 31%▼ down 14 pts since 2016

From bottom 44% (2016) to bottom 31% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

341^st of 773Jackson City among Ohio 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	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	36.0	552 of 795	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	52.7	431 of 855	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.0	425 of 864	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.1	487 of 867	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.3	423 of 836	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	51.5	397 of 819	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.7	382 of 836	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.8	368 of 800	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	49.1	410 of 773	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	51.4	437 of 784	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	68.1	195 of 778	74.9%	★★★★☆
2014	68.3	242 of 769	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	66.4	268 of 767	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	65.0	354 of 832	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2011	63.5	382 of 818	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	64.0	354 of 819	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	50.4	546 of 791	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	42.2	583 of 767	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	37.6	602 of 756	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	21.9	621 of 696	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	37.4	519 of 689	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	39.4	463 of 681	32.0%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	28.5	435 of 606	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	44.8	294 of 596	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.5	248 of 628	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.4	202 of 550	63.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	39.1	540 of 763	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	52.5	459 of 809	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.1	441 of 798	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.7	601 of 813	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	47.9	458 of 794	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.5	458 of 775	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	60.2	369 of 781	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.2	361 of 751	51.9%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	50.2	194 of 283	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	67.3	101 of 280	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	34.3	269 of 308	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	47.0	216 of 312	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	70.2	71 of 349	79.7%	★★★★☆
2018	63.3	182 of 538	66.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	48.7	448 of 761	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	66.6	258 of 815	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.8	339 of 822	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.7	452 of 805	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.2	456 of 773	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.6	483 of 763	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.2	364 of 779	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.2	344 of 758	54.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	36.8	553 of 765	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	55.6	414 of 817	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.4	419 of 816	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	59.5	355 of 819	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.7	375 of 808	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.0	355 of 778	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.4	385 of 792	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.8	386 of 763	49.4%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	22.0	504 of 575	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	28.2	466 of 617	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.9	370 of 598	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.8	399 of 614	35.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	26.0	578 of 709	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	46.0	463 of 748	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.7	457 of 754	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.8	515 of 756	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.0	453 of 749	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.8	433 of 727	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.6	413 of 739	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.5	404 of 718	43.7%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)41st percentile+11 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)31st percentile~ school

Female (2026)29th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)28th percentile-21 vs school

Male (2026)28th percentile-3 vs school

White (2026)18th percentile-12 vs school

Special Education (2026)12th percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

American Government77%+5 vs state

English II66%+3 vs state

American History62%-11 vs state

Biology62%-5 vs state

Geometry41%~ state avg

Algebra I32%-30 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Ohio State Tests Science (2026)	Ohio State Tests American Government (2026)	Ohio State Tests American History (2026)	Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2026)			Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (2026)			Ohio State Tests Biology (2026)	Ohio State Tests English II (2026)	Ohio State Tests Geometry (2026)	Ohio State Tests Integrated Math II (2026)	Ohio State Tests Algebra I (2026)	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	Directly certified (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Ohio State Tests Science 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests American Government End of Course	Ohio State Tests American History End of Course	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 6th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 6th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests Biology End of Course	Ohio State Tests English II End of Course	Ohio State Tests Geometry End of Course	Ohio State Tests Integrated Math II End of Course	Ohio State Tests Algebra I End of Course	Total
Jackson High School	Public	9-12	500 Vaughn St	Jackson	45640	Jackson County	Jackson City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 286-7575	587	40	14.6	50.8%	563 (95.9%)	3 (0.5%)	12 (2.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.4%)	36	552^nd of 795 public high schools	30.6%		52.7	431^st of 855 public high schools	49.6%	121		76.6	62.2							62.0	65.9	40.9		32.1	$12,644
Wellston High School	Public	9-12	200 Golden Rocket Drive	Wellston	45692	Jackson County	Wellston City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 384-2162	342	20	17.3	60.8%	332 (97.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.5%)	36.4	549^th of 795 public high schools	30.9%		35.9	600^th of 855 public high schools	29.8%	51		70.7	76.5							61.5	59.3	30.7		50.0	$12,697
Oak Hill Middle/High School	Public	6-12	5063 State Route 93	Oak Hill	45656	Jackson County	Oak Hill Union Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 682-7055	572	35	16.3	55.4%	565 (98.8%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	53.1	380^th of 795 public high schools	52.2%		39.4	567^th of 855 public high schools	33.7%	187	53.8	64.0	83.3	44.0	55.3	56.0	47.6	64.9	41.8	78.2	81.3	32.9		70.6	$11,771
Eastern High School	Public	9-12	1170 Tile Mill Rd	Beaver	45613	Pike County	Eastern Local School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 226-1544	163	16	10.1	71.2%	157 (96.3%)	2 (1.2%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.8%)	37.8	531^st of 795 public high schools	33.2%		49.8	469^th of 855 public high schools	45.1%	62		67.1	76.0							54.5	62.5	40.4		59.4	$17,236
South Webster Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	10529 Main St	South Webster	45682	Scioto County	Bloom-Vernon Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 778-2320	332	22	15.0	50.0%	326 (98.2%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	65.5	212^th of 795 public high schools	73.3%		62.8	289^th of 855 public high schools	66.2%	77	89.1	81.4	86.7		85.7	87.5		81.0	81.3	81.4	68.3	47.5		88.7	$14,133
Vinton County High School	Public	9-12	63910 Us Highway 50	Mc Arthur	45651	Vinton County	Vinton County Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 596-5258	491	40	12.4	67.2%	472 (96.1%)	3 (0.6%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.0%)	32.5	578^th of 795 public high schools	27.3%		37.9	581^st of 855 public high schools	32.0%	3		67.5	73.8							55.1	56.9	37.4		47.3	$15,491
Minford High School	Public	9-12	491 Bond Rd	Minford	45653	Scioto County	Minford Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 820-3445	295	17	17.3	52.9%	293 (99.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	35.7	556^th of 795 public high schools	30.1%		42.3	542^nd of 855 public high schools	36.6%	14		77.2	66.2							57.1	56.3	47.2	2.6	57.8	$12,092
Buckeye Hills Career Center	Public	7-12	351 Buckeye Hills Road	Rio Grande	45674	Gallia County	Gallia-Jackson-Vinton	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 245-5334	564	50	11.2	48.9%	540 (95.7%)	3 (0.5%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.7%)								(n/a)
Vern Riffe Career Technology C	Public	7-12	175 Beaver Creek Rd	Piketon	45661	Pike County	Pike County Area	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 289-2721	445	0		76.4%	427 (96.0%)	5 (1.1%)	6 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Jackson High School

What district is Jackson High School in?

Jackson City

What is the racial makeup of Jackson High School?

Students at Jackson High School are 96% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Two or more races.

Is Jackson High School a good school?

Jackson High School ranks 552^nd of 795 Ohio high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools feed into Jackson High School?

Jackson High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Jackson Northview Elementary School
Elementary : Jackson Southview Elementary School
Elementary : Jackson Westview Elementary School
Middle : Jackson Middle School

How many students attend Jackson High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 587 students attended Jackson High School.

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