Jackson County School District

1660 Winder Highway
Jefferson, GA 30549
(District boundaries shown in map)
8/
10
Top 30%

Top Rankings

Jackson County School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Georgia for:

Category
Attribute
Math Proficiency
Highest math proficiency (Top 20%)
Graduation Rate
Highest graduation rate (Top 5%)
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2026 school year, there are 12 public schools serving 11,160 students in Jackson County School District. This district's average testing ranking is 8/10, which is in the top 30% of public schools in Georgia.
Public Schools in Jackson County School District have an average math proficiency score of 47% (versus the Georgia public school average of 39%), and reading proficiency score of 39% (versus the 40% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 40% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Georgia public school average of 66% (majority Black).

Overview

This School District
This State (GA)
# Schools
12 Schools
2,330 Schools
# Students
11,160 Students
1,744,972 Students
# Teachers
757 Teachers
121,753 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
15:1
15:1

Student By Grade

District Rank

Jackson County School District, which is ranked within the top 30% of all 219 school districts in Georgia (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 95% has increased from 94% over five school years.
This School District
State Average (GA)
#56 out of 222 school districts
(Top 30%)
47%
39%
39%
40%
44%
40%
95%
84%

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