South Michigan News

Jackson High School had the highest enrollment among Jackson County schools, welcoming 1,056 students during the 2022-23 school year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2022-23 school year, 52.6% of them were boys, and 47.4% were girls.

The most represented ethnicity among Jackson High School students was white, accounting for 42.1% of the student population.

Among the 62 schools in Jackson County, Northwest High School ranked second in enrollment numbers with 972 students, while Northwest Early Elementary School welcomed 869 students and ranked third in the 2022-23 school year.

Jackson High School is part of Jackson Public Schools, which roughly covers schools within Jackson County, with its main office in Jackson.

In the previous school year, Jackson High School also had the highest number of students among Jackson County schools.

Overall student enrollment in Michigan remains below pre-pandemic levels, with white students experiencing the largest decline at 6.5%.

Academic performance has also suffered, with the state's average NAEP score dropping by 6.5 points and ethnic achievement gaps have widened. Black and Hispanic students' average math proficiency dropped by 7% in 2022, to 13.5% and 28.2%, respectively.

School name	City	Total School Enrollment
Jackson High School	Jackson	1,056
Northwest High School	Jackson	972
Northwest Early Elementary School	Jackson	869
Western High School	Parma	846
Northwest Kidder Middle School	Jackson	790
Northwest Elementary School	Jackson	778
Middle School at Parkside	Jackson	766
Columbia Central High School	Brooklyn	654
George Long Elementary School	Grass Lake	638
Paragon Charter Academy	Jackson	620
Western Middle School	Parma	586
Michigan Center Junior/Senior High School	Michigan Center	580
Ezra Eby Elementary School	Napoleon	559
Hanover-Horton Elementary School	Hanover	498
Northeast Elementary School	Jackson	481
Springport Elementary School	Springport	476
Cascades Elementary School	Jackson	447
Columbia Upper Elementary School	Brooklyn	420
South Central Michigan Virtual	Jackson	411
Keicher Elementary School	Michigan Center	402
Bean Elementary School	Spring Arbor	402
Parma Elementary School	Parma	395
Warner Elementary School	Spring Arbor	385
Da Vinci Institute (6-12)	Jackson	383
East Jackson Elementary School	Jackson	366
Grass Lake High School	Grass Lake	366
Napoleon High School	Napoleon	365
East Jackson Secondary School	Jackson	364
Hunt Elementary School	Jackson	347
Arnold Elementary School	Michigan Center	334
Townsend Elementary School	Jackson	334
Columbia Elementary School	Brooklyn	323
Grass Lake Middle School	Grass Lake	311
Vandercook Lake High School	Jackson	308
Hanover-Horton High School	Horton	304
Springport High School	Springport	303
Napoleon Middle School	Napoleon	292
Concord Elementary School	Concord	290
Jackson Preparatory & Early College	Jackson	287
Dibble Elementary School	Jackson	281
Sharp Park Academy	Jackson	276
Lyle A. Torrant Center	Jackson	234
Jackson Intermediate School District Local Based Special Education Programs	Jackson	232
Springport Middle School	Springport	231
Hanover-Horton Middle School	Horton	221
Concord High School	Concord	215
Northwest Alternative High School	Jackson	151
Woodville Community Center	Jackson	143
JPS Montessori Center	Jackson	139
John R. Lewis Elementary School	Jackson	130
Concord Middle School	Concord	124
Jackson Pathways	Jackson	110
Da Vinci Institute (K-5)	Jackson	106
Ackerson Lake Community Education	Napoleon	105
Columbia Alternative Education	Clarklake	88
Vandercook Lake Virtual Academy	Jackson	58
WAY East Jackson	Jackson	48
Fourth Street Learning Center	Jackson	42
Francis Street Primary School	Jackson	31
Youth Home Jackson ISD	Jackson	12
Cotton Correctional Facility	Jackson	5
Parnall Correctional Facility	Jackson	1